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Athena School

Community special school · Mixed · Lincolnshire

South Park, Lincoln, LN5 8EL

Website 01522534559

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

80.1%

44.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

112

Capacity used

Nearly full

97%

115 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Michelle Bunn
Address
South Park, Lincoln, LN5 8EL
Phone
01522534559
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward / constituency
Park · Lincoln
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
131277

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals63%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support0%——
86% boys (96)14% girls (16)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

112 pupils · 115 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    12 February 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 121 pupils

Attendance

80.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

19.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

44.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

17.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

13.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

41%
20/21
58%
21/22
46%
22/23
52%
23/24
45%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results over time

8.5201913.5202211.520236.4202462025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 8646
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.614.1
Pupils in cohort23—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.65
Other pupils
-1.60
Low prior attainers
-1.54

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics140%7%14%
Combined Science140%0%7%
English Language130%0%0%
Physical Education50%0%0%
English Literature20%0%0%

House prices near the school

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.