Nocton Community Primary SchoolThe Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lincoln.

Summary of the comparison

Nocton Community Primary School and The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Lincoln.

Nocton Community Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Nocton Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Nocton Community Primary School was judged Good and The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 71.0% for Nocton Community Primary School and 60.0% for The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Nocton Community Primary School versus The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	LincolnNocton Community Primary School	LincolnThe Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C67/100Stronger figure	D53/100
Local ranking	194th of 271 in Lincolnshire	145th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Voluntary controlled school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	39	113
Capacity	105	117
Location	Lincoln, LN4 2BJ	Lincoln, LN4 2DT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	71.0% Stronger figure	60.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	29.0% Stronger figure	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	110.0 Stronger figure	106.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	110.0 Stronger figure	100.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	39	120
Free school meals (ever 6)	35.9%	7.5%
English as an additional language	2.6%	0.0%
SEN support	10.3%	9.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	7.7%	3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	4.9% Stronger figure	5.2%	6.2%
Persistent absence	11.1%	8.0% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.