Ermine Primary Academy
Redbourne Drive, Lincoln, LN2 2HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Norman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Harbour Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 432
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 147530
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522781030
About this school
Ermine Primary Academy is a primary academy in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 400 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ermine Primary 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
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 | 55 | 50 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 54% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 70% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 68% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 52% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Ermine Primary 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 | 38% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 393 |
| 2024/25 | 390 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ermine Primary Academy compares
Ermine Primary Academy ranked 185th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.2% | 57.5% | 400 | — |
| Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy | 63% | 8% | 50.2% | 196 | 0.2 miles |
| St Giles Academy | 41% | 8.9% | 62.2% | 371 | 0.6 miles |
| Mount Street Academy | — | 5.7% | 28.4% | 294 | 0.9 miles |
| The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy | — | — | — | 79 | 1.0 miles |
| Westgate Academy | 58% | 4.8% | 36.7% | 428 | 1.1 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)
- 57.53%
- English as an additional language
- 11.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.18%
- Persistent absence
- 19.72%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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St Giles Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Lincoln
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Mount Street Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Lincoln
-
Westgate Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Ermine Primary Academy ranks 49th 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 Ermine Primary Academy teach?
- Ermine Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Ermine Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ermine Primary Academy is Mrs Andrea Norman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ermine Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ermine Primary 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 Ermine Primary Academy?
- Ermine Primary Academy has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ermine Primary Academy full?
- Ermine Primary Academy has capacity for 432 pupils and 400 on roll (93%), 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 Ermine Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ermine Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ermine Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ermine Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Ermine Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ermine Primary 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.
- What SEN provision does Ermine Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ermine Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ermine Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ermine Primary Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Ermine Primary Academy ranked 185th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ermine Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ermine Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ermine Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ermine Primary 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 2 July 2026.