Ermine Primary Academy

Ermine Primary Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspection categories. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to inspiring students and equipping them with essential skills for success, supported by dedicated staff who foster a positive learning environment. Notably, there is a significant focus on early literacy, with well-resourced reading programs that engage students and cultivate a love of reading. The school is addressing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to close learning gaps, particularly in reading fluency and attendance.

Strengths

• Strong leadership committed to school improvement.
• Ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Positive behaviour management resulting in a calm learning environment.
• High levels of pupil pride and engagement in school activities.
• Comprehensive personal development and enrichment opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent subject leadership requiring professional development.
• Attendance issues for some vulnerable students impacting their education.

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 Ermine Primary Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.7% 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, 4.1% of pupils at Ermine Primary 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 Ermine Primary Academy had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.5% 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, 26.0% of pupils at Ermine Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 9 pupils.

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 Ermine Primary Academy received £8,124 and spent £8,191 for each of its 384 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £142,000 (£369 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Harbour Learning Trust, income was £7,685 and spending £7,718 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

Ermine Primary Academy is part of Harbour Learning Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• St Giles Academy Lincoln
• Hartsholme Academy Lincoln
• Woodlands Academy Grimsby
• Healing Academy Grimsby
• Healing Primary Academy Grimsby
• Great Coates Primary School Grimsby
• William Barcroft Junior School Cleethorpes

What is Ermine Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ermine Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Ermine Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ermine Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Ermine Primary Academy have?

Ermine Primary Academy has 400 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ermine Primary Academy cover?

Ermine Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ermine Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ermine Primary Academy?

Ermine Primary Academy is at Redbourne Drive, Lincoln, LN2 2HG.