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St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy

Lincoln, LN6 0SHPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
63%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
37 1st-choice / 35 places
Ranking
#6,733
of 13,686 nationally

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

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressWoodfield Avenue, Lincoln, Lincoln, LN6 0SH
HeadteacherGregory Hughes
Local AuthorityLincolnshire
Number of Pupils277
Free School Meals (FSM)27.8%
School Capacity277 / 245 (113% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Dec 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From 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

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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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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St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.