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Primary school in LINCOLN, Lincolnshire

The Lancaster School

82 Jasmin Road, Birchwood, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, LN6 0QQ

Ofsted Good · 2023
School website 01522685078

Ofsted

Goodas at 12 January 2023

Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 12 January 2023.

Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.

Read the Ofsted report

Pupils

Pupils on roll
99
Places
232
How full
43% full — 99 of 232 places taken, so places are likely to be available
Girls / boys
49 / 50
Overall absence
8%

primary schools average 5.2%

Persistently absent
26%

primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions

Free school meals, last 6 years
61%

England 25.7%

English as an additional language
18%

England 18.7%

With an EHC plan
3%

England 3.5%

On SEN support
19%

England 15%

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Lincoln 007F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
29%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
19%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
70%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
9%

England 17%

Households with no car
16%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
37%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Ages
Ages 3–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Yes
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Executive Headteacher: Naomi Haughton
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward
Birchwood
Constituency
Lincoln
URN
120686

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest primary schools

SchoolOfstedExpected standardDistance
Lincoln Birchwood Junior SchoolCommunity school Good 2023 52% 0.1 mi
Leslie Manser Primary SchoolCommunity school No grade 46% 0.3 mi
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter No grade 49% 0.3 mi
Woodlands Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school No grade 0.4 mi
Hartsholme AcademyAcademy sponsor led No grade 49% 1 mi
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary SchoolCommunity school Good 2023 60% 1.3 mi
St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school Good 2023 75% 1.6 mi
Ling Moor Primary AcademyAcademy converter No grade 86% 1.7 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

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