Pollyplatt Primary School
School Lane, RAF Scampton, Lincoln, LN1 2TP
This school is closed (it closed in December 2025).
It was replaced by Pollyplatt Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Reece Lyle
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 120472
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
About this school
Pollyplatt Primary School was a community primary school in Lincoln. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 67 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Pollyplatt Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 83% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 100% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 92% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 100% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Pollyplatt 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 | 60% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 81 |
| 2024/25 | 67 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pollyplatt Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.2% | 16.4% | 67 | — |
| Pollyplatt Primary Academy | — | — | — | 56 | 0.0 miles |
| Scampton Church of England Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 16.7% | 64 | 1.4 miles |
| Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | 76% | 3.5% | 20.8% | 389 | 2.4 miles |
| The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School | 89% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 58 | 2.7 miles |
| The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School | — | 5% | 7.6% | 198 | 3.0 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)
- 16.42%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 5.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pollyplatt Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Scampton Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School3.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other 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 Pollyplatt Primary School teach?
- Pollyplatt Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Lincoln.
- Has Pollyplatt Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pollyplatt Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Pollyplatt Primary School?
- Pollyplatt Primary School had 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Pollyplatt Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Pollyplatt Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pollyplatt 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 31 December 2025.