Ofsted: Good emoji_events #117 in Lincolnshire public Top 65% UK

Westgate Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr John Beaven

corporate_fareASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onLincoln, LN1 3BQ

language Visit Website phone 1522528308

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

437

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Expected Standard

58%

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Age Range

7-11

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Westgate Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Lincoln, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westgate Academy is an academy converter in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of ASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 441 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #117 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #8,513 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%

Reading73% LA 70%

Writing69% LA 69%

Maths74% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading76% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading72% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.3

-1.8 to 0.7

-0.6

Write

LA -0.3

-1.7 to 0.6

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.5 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.7

-0.6 to 1.8

-1.3

Write

LA -0.4

-2.4 to -0.2

-0.8

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.8 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%

Reading87% LA 71%

Writing79% LA 74%

Maths82% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.8

1.1 to 3.3

0.4

Write

LA -0.5

-0.7 to 1.5

1.4

Maths

LA -1.2

0.4 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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21 June 2016

Inspection Report

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23 June 2014

Inspection Report

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24 April 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-04-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 441 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	441	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	432	2	0.5%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	436	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	430	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	422	5	1.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	453	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	437	5	1.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	422	5	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	428	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	431	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	426	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	437	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	438	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	428	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	424	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	424	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	425	7	1.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	414	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	415	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	414	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	431	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	429	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	426	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	438	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	443	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	433	2	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 39 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 24 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils