Westgate Academy, Lincoln
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Westgate Academy excels at making all pupils feel valued and safe. The school provides excellent emotional and behavioural support, with a dedicated hub where pupils can regulate their feelings and reset. Staff know each child well and work hard to remove barriers to learning, meaning pupils with additional needs or disadvantages get the support they require to access the same ambitious learning as their peers.
Key Strengths
- Excellent attendance and behaviour - pupils attend regularly and conduct themselves maturely with warm relationships between staff and students
- Strong safeguarding culture where all staff take responsibility and pupils feel safe
- Comprehensive support for pupils' wellbeing including counselling, mentoring and emotional regulation help through the behaviour hub
- Ambitious, well-structured curriculum that builds knowledge securely over time
- Effective identification and support of pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent use of practical resources in some lessons to support understanding of foundational knowledge
- Pupils' fluency in multiplication tables is not yet secure enough
- Achievement for middle-attaining pupils needs more targeted practice and extension
- Support for pupils with special needs is not consistently applied across all subjects
- Teaching of fundamental British values could be strengthened so pupils feel more confident applying these ideas in daily life
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture of safeguarding where concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips linked to lessons, outdoor learning, musical activities, drama opportunities, sports clubs, themed curriculum weeks, online safety ambassadors, school council
Westgate Academy is a well-led school where pupils feel safe, behave respectfully and benefit from a broad, ambitious curriculum. Leaders have established strong systems for supporting all pupils, particularly those with additional needs.
At a Glance
36.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73%. Maths has declined from 85% to 74%. Writing has declined from 76% to 69%.
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
27.6
KS2
16
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
428 pupils
480 capacity
52 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Lincoln
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Lincoln
Admissions Demand - Lincolnshire
Places available
8,932
Applications
6,589
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Lincolnshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.77%
Overall absence
13.86555%
Persistent absence
476
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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