St Giles Academy
Addison Drive, Lincoln, LN2 4LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Emson
- Sponsor
- Harbour Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 371
- URN
- 146561
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522785760
About this school
St Giles Academy is a primary academy in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 371 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Giles Academy, 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
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
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
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 | 35% | 22% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 49% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 56% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 St Giles 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 | 35% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 392 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Giles Academy compares
St Giles Academy ranked 216th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 8.9% | 62.2% | 371 | — |
| Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy | 63% | 8% | 50.2% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Ermine Primary Academy | 50% | 6.2% | 57.5% | 400 | 0.6 miles |
| The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy | — | — | — | 79 | 0.8 miles |
| Lincoln Carlton Academy | 77% | 3.5% | 15.6% | 436 | 0.9 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)
- 62.24%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.85%
- Persistent absence
- 29.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Ermine Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Lincoln Carlton Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
St Giles Academy ranks 61st 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 St Giles Academy teach?
- St Giles Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of St Giles Academy?
- The headteacher of St Giles Academy is Miss Emma Emson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Giles Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Giles 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 many pupils are at St Giles Academy?
- St Giles Academy has 371 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Giles Academy full?
- St Giles Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 371 on roll (88%), 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 St Giles Academy a faith school?
- No. St Giles Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does St Giles Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Giles Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Giles Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Giles Academy is part of HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Giles Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Giles Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- St Giles Academy ranked 216th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Giles Academy's absence rate?
- St Giles Academy's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Giles Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Giles 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.