The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, LN6 0EP
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 10/05/2023
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.5%
36.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
922
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
133 of 143 families who put it first got an offer
166
Places offered
287
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 143 | 133 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 80 | 29 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 4 | ● 6% |
| Total | 287 | 166 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Martin Whitaker
- Address
- Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, LN6 0EP
- Phone
- 01522882800
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Boultham · Lincoln
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135564
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES
922 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
09 December 2025
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · report card
Inclusion Needs attention Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Expected standard - 23
10 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 912 pupils
Attendance
86.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.99 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.91 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 174 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.89 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 23 | — |
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.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 172 | 7% | 40% | 53% | |
| English Language | 172 | 7% | 31% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 169 | 7% | 37% | 59% | |
| Religious Studies | 151 | 5% | 24% | 38% | |
| Combined Science | 117 | 1% | 13% | 26% | |
| History | 108 | 3% | 20% | 37% | |
| Business | 76 | 3% | 24% | 36% | |
| Geography | 64 | 2% | 23% | 30% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 18% | 34% | 50% | |
| Biology | 53 | 13% | 47% | 66% | |
| Physics | 53 | 15% | 47% | 60% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 11% | 49% | 60% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 12 | 8% | 25% | 58% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 14% | 57% | |
| Photography | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chinese | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11789: The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 38% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 13% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 40% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.