The South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolThe St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill

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

Summary of the comparison

The South Hykeham Community Primary School and The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill are primary schools in Lincoln.

  • The South Hykeham Community Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). The South Hykeham Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The South Hykeham Community Primary School was judged Good and The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill 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 60.0% for The South Hykeham Community Primary School and 72.0% for The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The South Hykeham Community Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill (68.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The South Hykeham Community Primary School versus The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LincolnThe South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolLincolnThe St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the HillEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking52nd of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure69th of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll144 201
Capacity140 210
LocationLincoln, LN6 9PG Lincoln, LN6 9BN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% 72.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census144 201
Free school meals (ever 6)11.8% 12.9%
English as an additional language3.5% 1.5%
SEN support18.8% 9.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.9% 4.1% 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.

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 South Hykeham Community Primary School

The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill

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