The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary SchoolThe Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School and The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Lincoln.

  • The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School was judged Outstanding and The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School and 45.0% for The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School versus The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LincolnThe Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary SchoolLincolnThe Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking38th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure132nd of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll264 451
Capacity210 472
LocationLincoln, LN5 7TA Lincoln, LN5 8EU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% Stronger figure45.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census264 451
Free school meals (ever 6)46.1% 27.3%
English as an additional language49.6% 64.5%
SEN support19.7% 15.3%
SEN with an EHC plan7.6% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.6% 7.6% 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.

The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School

The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School

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