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Waddington All Saints Academy, Lincoln

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Ages 4–11

Waddington All Saints Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Lincoln, part of L.e.a.d. Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 63 schools in Lincoln with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Outstanding (2014)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

Waddington All Saints Academy in detail

Waddington All Saints Academy in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Join us at one of our upcoming open days where you can enjoy a guided tour of our Reception class, see our fantastic facilities and speak with teachers and staff about how we support your child’s development. I feel very proud to be Headteacher of Waddington All Saints Academy."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby, athletics, gymnastics, dance, choir, guitar and STEM.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 10am, an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 2pm and an open day on Monday 23 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Lincolnshire

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Waddington All Saints Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 85% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Waddington All Saints Academy

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Waddington All Saints Academy as their first choice and 97 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 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 Waddington All Saints Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Waddington All Saints Academy are Waddington Redwood Primary Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 72% maths); Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy (2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 60% maths); The Meadows Primary School (2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 77% maths); and The Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School (2.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 66% maths).

Waddington All Saints Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Waddington Redwood Primary AcademyBracebridge Heath St John's Primary AcademyThe Meadows Primary SchoolThe Lincoln Manor Leas Junior School

The trust

Waddington All Saints Academy is one of 27 schools run by L.e.a.d. Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 27 schools in L.e.a.d. Academy Trust

What parents say

55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Waddington All Saints Academy (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Who goes there

14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Hykeham Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Wheatsheaf PH (opposite), 140 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Waddington All Saints Academy issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

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); 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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Zoe Jepson
Pupils:372
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01522820099
Address:Mere Road, Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9NX
Trust:L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST (27 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago

This judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 10 June 2025View full report
URN:145358
UKPRN:10066414
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Lincoln
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Waddington All Saints excels at creating an inclusive environment where every child is respected and valued as a unique individual. The school combines high academic expectations with exceptional pastoral support, ensuring pupils feel safe and supported while developing strong character and resilience. Pupils benefit from a rich curriculum, trips, and meaningful opportunities to develop leadership and explore their futures.

Key Strengths

  • Exemplary pupil behaviour and attitudes with strong focus on building character, resilience and well-being
  • Ambitious, well-thought-out curriculum that allows pupils to build securely on prior learning
  • Reading programme with high-quality texts and university research partnerships to develop fluent, confident readers
  • Extensive opportunities for personal development including meaningful pupil roles and the 'Where will my wings take me?' careers project
  • Excellent support for pupils with SEND who make good progress alongside classmates

Areas for Improvement

  • In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is relatively new and some pupils have gaps in knowledge, struggling to recall prior learning
  • The school should ensure consistent delivery of its curriculum so all pupils remember essential content

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective with staff creating an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Educational trips, pupil parliament, diversity ambassadors, art ambassadors, digital leaders, library roles, 'Where will my wings take me?' careers project

Waddington All Saints Academy is an inspiring school where pupils flourish in a welcoming and inclusive environment with exemplary behaviour and outstanding personal development. The school provides an ambitious curriculum delivered with skill, with reading at its heart and strong support for all learners including those with additional needs.

At a Glance

14.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

55 responses
Would recommend86%
Child is happy93%
Child does well89%
High expectations86%
Feels safe95%
Well behaved91%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)67%
Kept informed84%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)74%
Wider development80%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-4ppMaths+10ppWriting+5pp

Reading has declined from 85% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 71% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 78% to 83% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.3

Avg class size

26.6

Infant (KS1)

26.1

KS2

13

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Waddington All Saints Academy.

  • Children's Links RAF Waddington Out of School Club750m away · Not yet graded

Nurseries

The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Waddington All Saints Academy, with their latest published grades:

Term dates

Waddington All Saints Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

The Wheatsheaf PH (opp)
141m · 2 min walk
Cliff Village Medical Practice (adj)
182m · 3 min walk
Post Office (adj)
218m · 4 min walk
Horse & Jockey PH (opp)
315m · 5 min walk
9 Stone Lane (opp)
364m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Waddington All Saints Academy is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.

The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Waddington All Saints Academy

Will you get a place at Waddington All Saints Academy?

For 2026 entry it had 51 first choices for 54 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

88%

Available places

379 pupils

431 places

52 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

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

Future places in the local planning area

DfE estimates the Waddington Primary planning area (Lincolnshire) will have 238 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 8 additional places needed.

Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics

Inspection History(2)

10 June 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
7 October 2014
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

43

SEN Support

15

EHC Plans

15.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty18
Speech, Language & Communication18
Social, Emotional & Mental Health12
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Hearing Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
90.6%
Asian
0.3%
Black
1.6%
Mixed
3.7%
Chinese
1.3%
Other
1.6%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.0%
English as Additional Language3.2%

372

Total Pupils

186

Boys

186

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

18

Teachers

20.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,848

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£2040k

Total funding

£70k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£75,350
EAL funding£8,363
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.7%

Overall absence

5.6%

Persistent absence

340

Enrolments

Authorised3.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)5.6%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

3.5%
18/19
2.0%
20/21
3.7%
21/22
4.9%
22/23
4.0%
23/24
3.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Waddington All Saints Academy

What are SATs results like at Waddington All Saints Academy?

Of the pupils at Waddington All Saints Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.

What is Waddington All Saints Academy's Ofsted rating?

Waddington All Saints Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Outstanding.

Is it hard to get a place at Waddington All Saints Academy?

Waddington All Saints Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 431 places.

How big are the classes at Waddington All Saints Academy?

Classes at Waddington All Saints Academy average 26.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.

How many pupils go to Waddington All Saints Academy?

Waddington All Saints Academy has around 372 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Waddington All Saints Academy?

3.7% of sessions were missed at Waddington All Saints Academy in 2024/25. 5.6% of pupils were persistently absent.

Does Waddington All Saints Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Waddington All Saints Academy: Children's Links RAF Waddington Out of School Club (750m away, registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near Waddington All Saints Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Waddington All Saints Academy?

Waddington All Saints Academy is at Mere Road, Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 9NX.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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