Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Bristol Drive, Lincoln, LN6 7UE
Headteacher · Mrs Charlotte Hickerton
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils562Capacity 630
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 8 July 2025
Free school meals28.7%
Ofsted
Inspection on 8 July 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LincolnshireApplications for September 2026
All 49 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered51
Applications97
First choice49
First-choice offers49
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School0.7 mi
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School0.9 mi
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School0.9 mi
- Hartsholme Academy0.9 mi
- The Priory Witham Academy1.1 mi