St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
About St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
St Hugh's Catholic Primary in Lincoln was rated Good by Ofsted in its most recent inspection in December 2024, with all five graded categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — each receiving a Good. This represents a change from the school's previous inspection in 2013, when it was judged Outstanding overall. On the key academic metric for primary schools, the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined stood at 63% in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is comfortably above the Lincolnshire local authority average of 57%, placing St Hugh's 4th out of 16 primary schools in the Lincoln area and in the top 50% nationally. Individual subject results were strongest in reading, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard and 29% reached the higher standard, while maths saw 78% at expected and 22% at the higher level.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 40 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
10 Dec 2024From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 21 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Source: st-hughs-catholic-primary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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