Leslie Manser Primary School
Kingsdown Road, Doddington Park, Lincoln, LN6 0FB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Parrott
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 290
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 120509
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522688328
About this school
Leslie Manser Primary School is a community primary school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 264 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leslie Manser 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 52% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 61% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 68% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 77% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Leslie Manser 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 | 50% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 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 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leslie Manser Primary School compares
Leslie Manser Primary School ranked 201st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.8% | 42.8% | 264 | — |
| St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy | 49% | 4.4% | 28.2% | 267 | 0.2 miles |
| The Lancaster School | — | 8.1% | 61.5% | 99 | 0.3 miles |
| Lincoln Birchwood Junior School | 52% | 6.6% | 54.8% | 253 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodlands Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 45.3% | 81 | 0.7 miles |
| Hartsholme Academy | 49% | 6% | 44.5% | 346 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report11 June 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.75%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.76%
- Persistent absence
- 18.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Lancaster School0.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Lincoln Birchwood Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Woodlands Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Hartsholme Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Leslie Manser Primary School ranks 56th 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 Leslie Manser Primary School teach?
- Leslie Manser Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Leslie Manser Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leslie Manser Primary School is Mrs Amy Parrott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leslie Manser Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leslie Manser 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 Leslie Manser Primary School?
- Leslie Manser Primary School has 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Leslie Manser Primary School full?
- Leslie Manser Primary School has capacity for 290 pupils and 264 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 Leslie Manser Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leslie Manser Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leslie Manser Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Leslie Manser Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Leslie Manser Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leslie Manser Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Leslie Manser Primary School ranked 201st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leslie Manser Primary School's absence rate?
- Leslie Manser Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leslie Manser Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leslie Manser 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.