Waddington All Saints Academy
Mere Road, Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Jepson
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 431
- Pupils on roll
- 372
- URN
- 145358
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522820099
About this school
Waddington All Saints Academy is a primary academy in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 372 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 53 | 59 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 68% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 10% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 71% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 83% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Waddington All Saints 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 | 72% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 377 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Waddington All Saints Academy compares
Waddington All Saints Academy ranked 24th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.7% | 13.5% | 372 | — |
| Waddington Redwood Primary Academy | 45% | 4.7% | 19.8% | 278 | 1.3 miles |
| Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy | 47% | 5% | 15.3% | 358 | 2.0 miles |
| The Meadows Primary School | 65% | 6% | 25.9% | 342 | 2.0 miles |
| The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School | 56% | 4.4% | 29.2% | 270 | 2.3 miles |
| The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants School | — | 4.9% | 21% | 148 | 2.3 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)
- 13.53%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 5.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waddington Redwood Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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The Meadows Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Lincoln Manor Leas Infants School2.3 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Waddington All Saints Academy ranks 7th 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 Waddington All Saints Academy teach?
- Waddington All Saints Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Waddington All Saints Academy?
- The headteacher of Waddington All Saints Academy is Mrs Zoe Jepson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waddington All Saints Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waddington All Saints 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 Waddington All Saints Academy?
- Waddington All Saints Academy has 372 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Waddington All Saints Academy full?
- Waddington All Saints Academy has capacity for 431 pupils and 372 on roll (86%), 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 Waddington All Saints Academy a faith school?
- No. Waddington All Saints Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Waddington All Saints Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Waddington All Saints Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Waddington All Saints Academy?
- Waddington All Saints Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Waddington All Saints Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Waddington All Saints Academy rank locally?
- Waddington All Saints Academy ranked 24th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Waddington All Saints Academy's absence rate?
- Waddington All Saints Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waddington All Saints Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waddington All Saints 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 10 July 2026.