Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School is a primary school in Lincoln, Lincolnshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Swallow Avenue, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5XJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending The Holt Primary School.”
- “Staff care about the children.”
- “Pupils behave well and treat each other with respect.”
To improve
- “In other subjects, leaders have not organised the curriculum in the same level of detail.”
- “As a result, pupils’ knowledge of these subjects is less secure.”
- “However, in some foundation subjects, some teachers’ subject knowledge is not as secure as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lincolnshire.
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Woodlands Infant and Nursery School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Lincoln Birchwood Junior School 1.3 mi Good
- The Lancaster School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi Not judged
- Leslie Manser Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Hartsholme Academy 2.1 mi Not judged
- The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln 2.7 mi School remains Good