Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School
Swallow Avenue, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5XJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Leach
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 120400
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522683236
About this school
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School is a community primary school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 22 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 50% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 9% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 55% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 59% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Skellingthorpe the Holt 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 | 48% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School compares
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School ranked 118th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 | 60% | 5.1% | 15.8% | 192 | — |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 14.9% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodlands Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 45.3% | 81 | 1.1 miles |
| Lincoln Birchwood Junior School | 52% | 6.6% | 54.8% | 253 | 1.3 miles |
| The Lancaster School | — | 8.1% | 61.5% | 99 | 1.3 miles |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy | 49% | 4.4% | 28.2% | 267 | 1.3 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)
- 15.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 11.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Woodlands Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Lincoln Birchwood Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Lancaster School1.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School ranks 35th 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 Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School teach?
- Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School?
- The headteacher of Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School is Mrs Julie Leach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Skellingthorpe the Holt 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 Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School?
- Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School full?
- Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 192 on roll (91%), 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 Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School a faith school?
- No. Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School rank locally?
- Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School ranked 118th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% 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 Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School's absence rate?
- Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Skellingthorpe the Holt 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 30 June 2026.