Linchfield Academy
Crowson Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, PE6 8EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Brockington
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 147677
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01778347450
About this school
Linchfield Academy is a primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 294 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Linchfield Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 48 | 57 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 61% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 9% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 74% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 74% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 72% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| 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 Linchfield 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 | 63% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 324 |
| 2024/25 | 307 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Linchfield Academy compares
Linchfield Academy ranked 161st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4% | 23.8% | 294 | — |
| Market Deeping Community Primary School | 58% | 4% | 30.5% | 289 | 0.4 miles |
| William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 64% | 5.2% | 20% | 190 | 0.4 miles |
| Deeping St James Community Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 18.1% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| Northborough Primary School | 74% | 3.3% | 13.2% | 187 | 1.4 miles |
| Langtoft Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 14.2% | 188 | 2.2 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)
- 23.78%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 3.99%
- Persistent absence
- 10.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Market Deeping Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Market Deeping
-
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Market Deeping
-
Deeping St James Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Northborough Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Langtoft Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Linchfield Academy ranks 64th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Linchfield Academy teach?
- Linchfield Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Linchfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Linchfield Academy is Mrs Katie Brockington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Linchfield Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Linchfield 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 Linchfield Academy?
- Linchfield Academy has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Linchfield Academy full?
- Linchfield Academy has capacity for 459 pupils and 294 on roll (64%), 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 Linchfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Linchfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Linchfield Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Linchfield Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Linchfield Academy part of an academy trust?
- Linchfield Academy is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Linchfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Linchfield Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Linchfield Academy ranked 161st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Linchfield Academy's absence rate?
- Linchfield Academy's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Linchfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Linchfield 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.