Waddington All Saints Academy

Waddington All Saints Academy is a welcoming, inclusive primary school where pupils are proud to attend and behave exceptionally well. This was its first routine section 5 inspection; it is an academy converter within L.E.A.D. Academy Trust and had previously been judged outstanding as All Saints Primary before conversion. Inspectors found strong provision across the school, with the quality of education good and behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision outstanding.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive culture where pupils feel valued and proud to attend
• Exemplary pupil behaviour, politeness and strong attendance
• Ambitious, well-planned curriculum that captures pupils' interests and meets their needs
• Reading is central to the curriculum, with expert teaching and strong catch-up support
• Effective support for pupils with SEND so they progress alongside classmates
• High-quality pastoral care and a strong focus on character, resilience and well-being
• Exceptional wider opportunities, including trips and meaningful pupil leadership roles
• Strong personal development that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain
• Early years provision develops independent, resilient and knowledgeable learners
• High-quality staff training and a supportive working environment
• Trust, governors and leaders work effectively together with rigorous support and challenge
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In a small minority of subjects, the curriculum is still relatively new and some pupils have gaps in prior knowledge
• Some pupils cannot recall prior learning as well as they should in these subjects
• Curriculum delivery should be consistently effective so all pupils remember essential content

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Waddington All Saints Academy attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Waddington All Saints Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Waddington All Saints Academy had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.6% of pupils at Waddington All Saints Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Waddington All Saints Academy received £6,685 and spent £6,817 for each of its 377 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £131,000 (£349 per pupil).

Across all 27 schools of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, income was £8,020 and spending £8,028 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Lincoln · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Waddington All Saints Academy is part of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• Manor Farm Academy Lincoln
• Witham St Hughs Academy Lincoln
• Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy Newark
• Sir Edmund Hillary Academy Worksop
• Hogarth Academy Nottingham
• Warren Primary Academy Nottingham
• St Ann's Well Academy Nottingham
• Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy Nottingham
• Sycamore Academy Nottingham
• Huntingdon Academy Nottingham

What is Waddington All Saints Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Waddington All Saints Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Waddington All Saints Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Waddington All Saints Academy was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Waddington All Saints Academy have?

Waddington All Saints Academy has 372 pupils on roll.

What age range does Waddington All Saints Academy cover?

Waddington All Saints Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Waddington All Saints Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Waddington All Saints Academy?

Waddington All Saints Academy is at Mere Road, Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 9NX.