The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School
Kingsway, Lincoln, LN5 8EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Simmons
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 434
- URN
- 120630
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522880094
About this school
The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 434 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 57 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 39% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 63% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 68% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England 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 | 44% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 445 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School compares
The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School ranked 204th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 3.9% | 27.3% | 434 | — |
| The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4.6% | 46.1% | 255 | 0.3 miles |
| Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 31.9% | 562 | 0.9 miles |
| Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School | 65% | 6% | 34.7% | 588 | 1.0 miles |
| Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.7% | 27.4% | 85 | 1.1 miles |
| The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy | — | — | — | 79 | 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
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 16 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.34%
- English as an additional language
- 64.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.93%
- Persistent absence
- 7.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School ranks 57th 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 The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School teach?
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School is Mrs Alison Simmons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England 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 The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School?
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School has 434 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School full?
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 434 on roll (92%), 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 The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School ranked 204th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England 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.