Linton Primary School
Main Street, Linton, Swadlincote, DE12 6QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Catherine Hollis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 278
- URN
- 112978
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01283760382
About this school
Linton Primary School is a foundation primary school in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 278 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 43 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 49% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 67% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Linton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 281 |
| 2024/25 | 274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Linton Primary School compares
Linton Primary School ranked 85th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5% | 32.7% | 278 | — |
| Overseal Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 27.1% | 204 | 1.3 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 34% | 5.4% | 31.6% | 198 | 1.6 miles |
| Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 24.8% | 314 | 1.8 miles |
| Pennine Way Junior Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 33% | 358 | 1.8 miles |
| Albert Village Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 14.7% | 234 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.68%
- English as an additional language
- 0.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 12.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Overseal Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
St George's CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School1.8 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Pennine Way Junior Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Albert Village Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Other schools in Swadlincote
Linton Primary School ranks 3rd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Swadlincote.
- Albert Village Primary School Primary
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School Primary
- Donisthorpe Primary School Primary
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Eureka Primary School Primary
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primary
- Hartshorne CofE Primary School Primary
- Measham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Moira Primary School Primary
- Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Linton Primary School teach?
- Linton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Linton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Linton Primary School is Ms Catherine Hollis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Linton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Linton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Linton Primary School?
- Linton Primary School has 278 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Linton Primary School full?
- Linton Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 278 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Linton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Linton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Linton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Linton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Linton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Linton Primary School rank locally?
- Linton Primary School ranked 85th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Linton Primary School's absence rate?
- Linton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Linton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Linton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.