The Metheringham Primary School
Princes Street, Lincoln, LN4 3BX
260 pupils · 93% of 280 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 30 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 54% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 32 | 32 | 46 | 32 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 39 | 39 | 52 | 39 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 40 | 52 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 36 | 36 | 44 | 36 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 33 | 33 | 47 | 33 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 34 | 34 | 41 | 34 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 39 | 38 | 48 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 25 | 25 | 36 | 25 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Nocton Community Primary School 3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary School 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Digby the Tedder Primary School 5.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School 5.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Digby Church of England School 6.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.