Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
Monks Road, Lincoln, LN2 5PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Randall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 617
- Pupils on roll
- 588
- URN
- 120429
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522527705
About this school
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School is a community primary school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 588 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 59 | 73 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 49% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 68% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 63% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Lincoln Monks Abbey 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 | 47% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 565 |
| 2023/24 | 594 |
| 2024/25 | 604 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School compares
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School ranked 86th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6% | 34.7% | 588 | — |
| The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy | — | — | — | 79 | 0.4 miles |
| Westgate Academy | 58% | 4.8% | 36.7% | 428 | 0.9 miles |
| St Giles Academy | 41% | 8.9% | 62.2% | 371 | 0.9 miles |
| The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School | 45% | 3.9% | 27.3% | 434 | 1.0 miles |
| The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 46.1% | 255 | 1.1 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)
- 34.73%
- English as an additional language
- 54.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 16.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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Westgate Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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St Giles Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School ranks 24th 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 ages does Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School teach?
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School is Mr Ian Randall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lincoln Monks Abbey 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 many pupils are at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School has 588 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School full?
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School has capacity for 617 pupils and 588 on roll (95%), 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 Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School ranked 86th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School's absence rate?
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lincoln Monks Abbey 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.