Westgate Academy
Westgate, Lincoln, LN1 3BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr John Beaven
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 137451
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522528308
About this school
Westgate Academy is a primary academy in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 428 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
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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- 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 | 118 | 105 | 115 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 63% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 85% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 80% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Westgate Academy 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 | 51% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 441 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westgate Academy compares
Westgate Academy ranked 137th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.8% | 36.7% | 428 | — |
| Mount Street Academy | — | 5.7% | 28.4% | 294 | 0.3 miles |
| The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln | 77% | 3.5% | 22.1% | 356 | 0.3 miles |
| The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy | — | — | — | 79 | 0.5 miles |
| The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln | — | 5.6% | 18% | 282 | 0.6 miles |
| Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School | 65% | 6% | 34.7% | 588 | 0.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.73%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 13.87%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mount Street Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln0.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln0.6 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Westgate Academy ranks 37th 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 Westgate Academy teach?
- Westgate Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Westgate Academy?
- The headteacher of Westgate Academy is Mr John Beaven, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westgate Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westgate Academy, 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 Westgate Academy?
- Westgate Academy has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Westgate Academy full?
- Westgate Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 428 on roll (89%), 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 Westgate Academy a faith school?
- No. Westgate Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Westgate Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westgate Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Westgate Academy?
- Westgate Academy is part of ASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westgate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westgate Academy rank locally?
- Westgate Academy ranked 137th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westgate Academy's absence rate?
- Westgate Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westgate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westgate Academy'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.