The Lancaster School
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The Lancaster School is a foundation school in Lincoln for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 99 pupils and room for 232. About 48 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 11 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 24% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
82 Jasmin Road, Birchwood, The Lancaster School, Lincoln, LN6 0QQ01522 685078lancaster.lincs.sch.ukMiss Naomi Haughton executive headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 12 January 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
97 places were empty (54% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 25% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (26 offers for 60 places).
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | 26 | – all offered | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 60 | 20 | – all offered | LA |
| 2024 Primary | 60 | 30 | – all offered | LA |
| 2023 Primary | 60 | 25 | – all offered | LA |
| 2022 Primary | 60 | 27 | – all offered | LA |
| 2021 Primary | 60 | 29 | – all offered | LA |
| 2020 Primary | 60 | 28 | – all offered | LA |
| 2019 Primary | 60 | 36 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (16), emotional and mental health (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 99 | 101 | 115 | 121 | 138 | 144 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 46% | 56% | 58% | 58% | 56% | 49% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 18% | 18% | 22% | 16% | 12% | 10% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.1% | 7.6% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.9% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 26.4% | 26.0% | 13.3% | 19.0% | 16.3% | 11.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Birchwood Junior School | Council | 170 m | 253 | Good 2023 | 22 | Compare |
| Leslie Manser Primary School | Council | 430 m | 264 | Good 2020 | 19 | Compare |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 450 m | 267 | No overall grade 2024 | 51 | Compare |
| Woodlands Infant and Nursery School | Council | 630 m | 81 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hartsholme Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 346 | No overall grade 2025 | 29 | Compare |
| Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 192 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 196 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| The Priory Witham Academy | Academy | 1.6 miles | 1,068 | Good 2023 | 23 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares The Lancaster School with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 11 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 11% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 4 to 27. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 3.7 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.26 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.42 | 2024/25; 53 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is The Lancaster School a good school?
The figures are weak. The Lancaster School scores 11 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 24% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 4 to 27, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is The Lancaster School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Lancaster School good at its last full inspection on 12 January 2023.
How many pupils does The Lancaster School have?
99 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 232 places, so it is 43% full.
Is The Lancaster School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 97 places were empty in 2024/25 (54% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at The Lancaster School?
Pupils were in school 91.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 26% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at The Lancaster School?
The average class had 12.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does The Lancaster School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 82 Jasmin Road, Birchwood, The Lancaster School, Lincoln, LN6 0QQ
- Telephone
- 01522 685078
- Website
- www.lancaster.lincs.sch.uk
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Naomi Haughton
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Foundation school (Foundation school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Birchwood
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 120686 · LAESTAB 9255219 · UKPRN 10078306
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Lincolnshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.