Lincoln Gardens Primary School
Lincoln Gardens, Ashby, Scunthorpe, DN16 2ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Andrea Nuttall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 405
- URN
- 133700
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724844430
About this school
Lincoln Gardens Primary School is a community primary school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 405 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. 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 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 63% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 69% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 80% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 85% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Gardens 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 | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 412 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lincoln Gardens Primary School compares
Lincoln Gardens Primary School ranked 46th of 52 primary schools in North 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 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5.2% | 38.6% | 405 | — |
| Outwood Junior Academy Brumby | 67% | 5.1% | 49.8% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 74% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 327 | 0.6 miles |
| Oakfield Primary School | 87% | 5.1% | 45.3% | 262 | 0.6 miles |
| Bushfield Road Infant School | — | 6.9% | 34.6% | 173 | 0.6 miles |
| Priory Lane Community School | 61% | 5.8% | 43.2% | 304 | 0.6 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)
- 38.64%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 13.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Junior Academy Brumby0.5 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Oakfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Bushfield Road Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Priory Lane Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
Lincoln Gardens Primary School ranks 24th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Scunthorpe.
- Alkborough Primary Academy Primary
- Althorpe and Keadby Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
- Bottesford Infant School Primary
- Bottesford Junior School Primary
- Burton-Upon-Stather Primary Academy Primary
- Bushfield Road Infant School Primary
- Crosby Primary School Primary
- Eastoft Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enderby Road Infant School Primary
- Frodingham Infant School Primary
- Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lincoln Gardens Primary School teach?
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Lincoln Gardens Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lincoln Gardens Primary School is Miss Andrea Nuttall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lincoln Gardens Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lincoln Gardens 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 Lincoln Gardens Primary School?
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School has 405 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lincoln Gardens Primary School full?
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 405 on roll (96%), 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 Gardens Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lincoln Gardens Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lincoln Gardens Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lincoln Gardens Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lincoln Gardens Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% 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 Lincoln Gardens Primary School rank locally?
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School ranked 46th of 52 primary schools in North 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 56% 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 Gardens Primary School's absence rate?
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lincoln Gardens Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lincoln Gardens 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 1 July 2026.