Ingham Primary School
The Green, Ingham, Lincoln, LN1 2XT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Keeli Hutchinson
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 117
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 120454
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522730244
About this school
Ingham Primary School is a community primary school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 87 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ingham 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
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 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 73% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 87% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 93% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 87% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Ingham 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 | 63% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ingham Primary School compares
Ingham Primary School ranked 16th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 87 | — |
| Scampton Church of England Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 16.7% | 64 | 2.6 miles |
| Pollyplatt Primary Academy | — | — | — | 56 | 3.2 miles |
| The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School | 89% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 58 | 3.3 miles |
| Sturton by Stow Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 18.6% | 175 | 3.8 miles |
| Hemswell Cliff Primary School | 17% | 3.2% | 71.4% | 36 | 4.1 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)
- 13.1%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 2.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Scampton Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Pollyplatt Primary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Sturton by Stow Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Hemswell Cliff Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Gainsborough
Other schools in Lincoln
Ingham Primary School ranks 6th 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 Ingham Primary School teach?
- Ingham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Ingham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ingham Primary School is Mrs Keeli Hutchinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ingham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ingham 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 Ingham Primary School?
- Ingham Primary School has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ingham Primary School full?
- Ingham Primary School has capacity for 117 pupils and 87 on roll (74%), 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 Ingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ingham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ingham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ingham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ingham Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Ingham Primary School ranked 16th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Ingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ingham 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.