The Metheringham Primary School
Princes Street, Metheringham, Lincoln, LN4 3BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Duggin
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 260
- URN
- 120382
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01526320039
About this school
The Metheringham Primary School is a community primary school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 260 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 39 | 42 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 55% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 60% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 62% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 The Metheringham 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 266 |
| 2023/24 | 273 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Metheringham Primary School compares
The Metheringham Primary School ranked 164th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 3.6% | 22.4% | 260 | — |
| Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 30% | 3.4% | 22.2% | 94 | 1.2 miles |
| Nocton Community Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 35.9% | 39 | 1.9 miles |
| The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 113 | 3.2 miles |
| Digby the Tedder Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 13% | 88 | 3.2 miles |
| Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 44% | 4.7% | 28.1% | 87 | 3.4 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)
- 22.35%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 9.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Nocton Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Digby the Tedder Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
The Metheringham Primary School ranks 45th of the 63 ranked primary schools in Lincoln.
- Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Bassingham Primary School Primary
- Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy Primary
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Branston Church of England Infant Academy Primary
- Branston Junior Academy Primary
- Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Cherry Willingham Primary Academy Primary
- Coleby Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Digby Church of England School Primary
- Digby the Tedder Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Metheringham Primary School teach?
- The Metheringham Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of The Metheringham Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Metheringham Primary School is Mrs Leanne Duggin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Metheringham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Metheringham 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 The Metheringham Primary School?
- The Metheringham Primary School has 260 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is The Metheringham Primary School full?
- The Metheringham Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 260 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Metheringham Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Metheringham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Metheringham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Metheringham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Metheringham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Metheringham Primary School rank locally?
- The Metheringham Primary School ranked 164th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Metheringham Primary School's absence rate?
- The Metheringham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Metheringham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Metheringham 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 1 July 2026.