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.

The school's average scaled scores tell a similar story: 106 in reading and 104 in maths, both above the national benchmark of 100. Writing was the relative weak spot, with 71% of pupils reaching the expected standard and only 7% achieving the higher standard. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with 98% of respondents saying they would recommend the school. In the Parent View survey, 80% strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 83% strongly agreed that their child does well there. On behaviour, 75% strongly agreed that the school ensures pupils are well behaved, and 83% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. The school's capacity is 245 pupils, but it currently has 277 on roll, and it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 55 applications for 35 places, with 37 first-preference applications.

St Hugh's is a Roman Catholic voluntary academy for children aged 4 to 11, with a mixed intake and no nursery or sixth form provision. The school offers a range of facilities including a chapel, sensory room, library, ICT suite, art studios, gymnasium, playing fields and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include tennis, gymnastics, dance, athletics, rounders and swimming, while clubs range from gardening and choir to science club, drama and coding. The school has identified SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 27.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake. It will particularly suit Catholic families in Lincoln seeking a faith-based primary with strong academic outcomes relative to the local authority, though non-Catholic families should check admission criteria given the oversubscription.

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