The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School
Kingsway, Lincoln, LN5 8EU
434 pupils · 92% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 8 May 2026. 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 | 45% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 51 | 39 | 75 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 42 | 80 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 49 | 87 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 40 | 81 | 52 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 32 | 32 | 54 | 32 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 42 | 36 | 53 | 40 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 41 | 40 | 60 | 41 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 41 | 33 | 58 | 39 |
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
- The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln 2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
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.