Westgate Academy is a primary school located in Lincoln. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Westgate, Lincoln

School Information

Address: Westgate, Lincoln, LN1 3BQ
Website: www.westgateacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01522528308
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lincolnshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Kelwick
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137451

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 438
Number of Boys: 235
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 1.8
Writing
Below Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to -0.2
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Lincoln St Giles Nursery School
Addison Drive, LN2 4LQ 		1,936 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Westgate Academy
Westgate, LN1 3BQ 		0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Mount Street Academy
Mount Street, LN1 3JG 		555 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln
Hampton Street, LN1 1LW 		606 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Lincoln St Peter-in-Eastgate Church of England (Controlled) Infants School
Greetwellgate, LN2 4AW 		816 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln
West Parade, LN1 1QS 		1,037 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Lincoln UTC
Lindum Road, LN2 1PF 		740 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lincoln Castle Academy
Riseholme Road, LN1 3SP 		1,203 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Wragby Road, LN2 4PN 		1,499 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLincoln College
Monks Road, LN2 5HQ 		1,004 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLincolnshire Secure Unit
Care of: Lincolnshire County Council, County Offices LN1 1YL 		742 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLincoln Minster School
Upper Lindum Street, LN2 5RW 		854 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBishop Grosseteste University
Newport, LN1 3DY 		881 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Lincoln
Vice Chancellors Office, Brayford Pool LN6 7TS 		1,109 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Futures
Sports Pavillion, Ravendale Drive LN2 2JN 		1,397 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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