The Lancaster SchoolHartsholme Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

The Lancaster School and Hartsholme Academy are primary schools in Lincoln.

  • The Lancaster School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hartsholme Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hartsholme Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Lancaster School was judged Good and Hartsholme Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hartsholme Academy (62.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Lancaster School versus Hartsholme Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LincolnThe Lancaster SchoolLincolnHartsholme AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking266th of 271 in Lincolnshire 84th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll99 346
Capacity232 420
LocationLincoln, LN6 0QQ Lincoln, LN6 0DE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported49.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census101 354
Free school meals (ever 6)61.5% 44.5%
English as an additional language17.8% 4.5%
SEN support18.8% 15.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.1% 6.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.4% 16.1% 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.

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.

The Lancaster School

Hartsholme Academy

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