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The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln, Lincoln

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 3–7

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Lincoln. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2023 did not change this grade. It was 88% full in 2025.

Ofsted
Good (2017)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln in detail

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our Vision: " Our inclusive St Faith's family strives to enable all to achieve their full potential and inspire a community of hope and friendship. We seek excellence by ensuring a safe, respectful and flourishing learning community, where differences are celebrated and our genuine love and high expectations make a difference to all."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, yoga, choir and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln

For September 2026 entry, 69 families put The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 73 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 The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln are The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln (0.2 miles, Good, 85% reading, 86% maths); Westgate Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 74% maths); Mount Street Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding); and The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy (1 mile).

The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, LincolnWestgate AcademyMount Street AcademyThe Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy

Who goes there

16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 40 pupils (14.2%) received SEN support and 4 (1.4%) 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.

Staffing

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Lincoln Central Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tennyson Street (opposite), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 611 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

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln are Lincolnshire Secure Unit (0.5 miles), Lincoln UTC (0.9 miles), Lincoln Castle Academy (1.1 miles) and Lincoln Christ's Hospital School (1.4 miles).

Lincolnshire Secure UnitLincoln UTCLincoln Castle AcademyLincoln Christ's Hospital School

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Amanda Konrath
Pupils:282
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01522888988
Address:West Parade, Lincoln, LN1 1QS
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from January 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 23 May 2023View full report
URN:120562
UKPRN:10079660
Diocese:Diocese of Lincoln
Constituency:Lincoln
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2017 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

16.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

25.6

Avg class size

25.6

Infant (KS1)

5

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln.

  • Premier Education WAC @ Westgate Academy890m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln is a voluntary controlled 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)

Source: Lincolnshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Tennyson Street (opp)
119m · 2 min walk
Moor Street (adj)
178m · 3 min walk
Hewson Road (adj)
210m · 3 min walk
Gresham Street (adj)
279m · 5 min walk
Staunton Street (opp)
377m · 6 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
23
Fatal
1
Serious
7
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 15 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

3 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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Your chances of a place at The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

88%

Available places

237 pupils

270 places

33 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Lincoln

Low pressure
New homes approved:5,035
Projected new pupils:1,259

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Lincoln

Across Lincolnshire council

Low demand council-wide0.72 applications per place

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(6)

23 May 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

26 January 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood
22 February 2012
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

40

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

15.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication14
Social, Emotional & Mental Health13
Moderate Learning Difficulty9
Other3
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
68.1%
Asian
4.0%
Black
9.6%
Mixed
6.5%
Chinese
0.4%
Other
1.4%
Unclassified
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals16.0%
English as Additional Language19.5%

282

Total Pupils

160

Boys

122

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

18

Teachers

15.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,852

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,527

Per pupil

£1483k

Total funding

£59k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£103,680
EAL funding£19,113
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.6%

Overall absence

15.3%

Persistent absence

176

Enrolments

Authorised4.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)15.3%
Severe (50%+)2.8%

Absence trend

4.9%
18/19
2.3%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
6.4%
22/23
4.7%
23/24
5.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln

What is The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln's Ofsted rating?

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2017, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln?

No fixed boundary. When The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln?

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 270 places.

How big are the classes at The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln?

Classes at The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln average 25.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln?

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln has around 282 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln?

5.6% of sessions were missed at The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln in 2024/25. 15.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln?

Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln 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.

Does The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln: Premier Education WAC @ Westgate Academy (890m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln's term dates?

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln is a voluntary controlled 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 The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 15 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 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 The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln?

The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln is at West Parade, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1QS.

Sources: Lincolnshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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