Sir Francis Hill Community Primary SchoolThe Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School and The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Lincoln.

  • Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School was judged in need of attention and The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School and 65.0% for The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School versus The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LincolnSir Francis Hill Community Primary SchoolLincolnThe Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking227th of 271 in Lincolnshire 38th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll609 264
Capacity630 210
LocationLincoln, LN6 7UE Lincoln, LN5 7TA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census609 264
Free school meals (ever 6)31.9% 46.1%
English as an additional language18.2% 49.6%
SEN support12.6% 19.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 7.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.4% 9.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School

The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School

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