Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School, Lincoln
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Lincoln. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 24th-highest of the 63 schools in Lincoln with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 64% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 66 families put Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 67 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School are The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy (0.4 miles); Westgate Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 73% reading, 74% maths); St Giles Academy (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 54% reading, 58% maths); and The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 57% reading, 53% maths).
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants AcademyWestgate AcademySt Giles AcademyThe Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School
What parents say
12 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
57% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Asian (20%) and Black (14%).
In 2026, 105 pupils (17.9%) received SEN support and 11 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lincoln Central Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arboretum (adjacent), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 686 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School are Lincoln UTC (0.5 miles), Lincoln Christ's Hospital School (0.6 miles), Lincolnshire Secure Unit (0.9 miles) and Lincoln Castle Academy (1.3 miles).
Lincoln UTCLincoln Christ's Hospital SchoolLincolnshire Secure UnitLincoln Castle Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud to attend Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School. They feel lucky to be part of a diverse and vibrant school community. Staff show pupils respect and care. Pupils said that they appreciate their teachers. They said that many of their teachers are 'superheroes that have their best interests at heart'.
From the early years, pupils learn to behave well. They learn how to restore relationships if things go a little wrong. Lessons are calm. Pupils are highly focused on their learning. They are keen to achieve. They really appreciate the rewards they receive for their positive conduct.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
There is a well-planned phonics curriculum in place. However, this curriculum is not implemented consistently. Staff do not make enough checks to ensure that pupils make the correct sounds for the letters or groups of letters that they are learning. Reading books are not accurately matched to pupils' phonics knowledge. Pupils who fall behind with their reading do not always receive precise enough help to catch up. Leaders have taken recent action to address these issues with urgency. There are signs of improvement. More improvement is needed.
The curriculum matches the expectations of the national curriculum. Most subjects are planned effectively. The writing curriculum, for example, is particularly well crafted. It is a well-sequenced 'writing journey'. Consequently, pupils develop the knowledge needed to write with confidence and skill. They know how to write for a range of different purposes. Spelling and punctuation are more accurate. In a few subjects, curriculum planning, although improved, is not precise enough. It is not focused on the specific knowledge that pupils need. As a result, some pupils do not acquire the depth of understanding that they could. This is particularly the case in key stage 1.
From Ofsted's September 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
31.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
12 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 68% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 66% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
26.9
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
20
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
Term dates
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 34
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 24 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
520 pupils
512 places
8 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Lincoln
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lincoln
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
105
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
19.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
588
Total Pupils
299
Boys
289
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
31
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,714
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,847
Per pupil
£3459k
Total funding
£256k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
16.3%
Persistent absence
485
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
Questions parents ask about Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School
What are SATs results like at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
Of the pupils at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
Classes at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School average 27.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School has around 588 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
6% of sessions were missed at Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School in 2024/25. 16.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School's term dates?
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 24 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 12 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School?
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School is at Monks Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 5PF.
Sources: Lincolnshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)