The Lincoln St Christopher's School

Lincoln, LN6 8AR · Lincolnshire · school

Ofsted: Good · 2019 Mixed Not applicable
OfstedGood
Pupils327
FSM47.2%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2025-04-29 · Tap to collapse

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Overview: Pupils flourish and are happy at The Lincoln St Christopher's School due to the exceptional provision for their needs, high expectations for them to succeed, and personalised support for learning. The school's approach to understanding and meeting pupils' behaviour needs is a strength, with positive, caring relationships at its heart.

Strengths:

  • Pupils respond impressively to the school's high expectations for them to succeed.
  • Personalised support for learning enables pupils to achieve as highly as possible in all areas of their development.
  • The school's approach to understanding and meeting pupils' behaviour needs is a strength of its provision.
  • Positive, caring relationships are at the heart of the school.
  • Pupils are treated with dignity and respect.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2019-06-04)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good

What the entrance test covers

Lincolnshire has two separate 11+ tests depending on the school: 1. Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools (LCGS) test — used by 14 of the 15 grammar schools. Two GL Assessment multiple-choice papers, no English or Maths component: a Verbal Reasoning paper (around 50 minutes, roughly 85 questions) and a Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning paper (around 35 minutes, strictly sectioned — children complete each section in order and cannot skip ahead or go back). Registration is done once in Year 5 (deadline set annually by the consortium, historically around 30 June the year before entry) and covers every consortium school the family lists. 2. Caistor Grammar School — NOT part of the LCGS consortium, so a child applying to Caistor as well as another Lincolnshire grammar school sits two different sets of exams. Caistor runs its own two Verbal Reasoning papers in the autumn term of Year 6, with a separate, earlier registration deadline (historically mid-August). A combined score of 220 or more across both papers is needed to be eligible, targeting roughly the top quarter of applicants. For both tests, passing does not itself guarantee a place — a formal school application must still be submitted through the normal coordinated admissions process, and places are then allocated using each school's oversubscription criteria.

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Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Lincolnshire admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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