The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln
Primary · Lincoln · LN1 1QS
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 24 May 2023
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282 pupils · 81% of 348 capacity
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 12.2% of pupils
- SEN support
- 11.5% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 2.1% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 120562
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.95 first-choice applications per place73 places offered · 69 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
79% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 21% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 23 May 2023: School remains Good
- 26 January 2017: Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.
Nearby schools
- The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln
- Westgate Academy
- Mount Street Academy
- Lincoln UTC
- The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy
- The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School
- Lincoln Castle Academy
- The St Francis Special School, Lincoln