St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Western Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 7SX
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 30/04/2024
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
30.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
601
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
628 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
74 of 79 families who put it first got an offer
98
Places offered
195
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 79 | 74 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 73 | 17 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 7 | ● 16% |
| Total | 195 | 98 | 50% |
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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Hewerdine
- Address
- Western Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 7SX
- Phone
- 01522871400
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Boultham · Lincoln
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139623
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
601 pupils · 628 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 April 2024
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 - 22
05 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 575 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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 | 37.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 22.30 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 42.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 50% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.41 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
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 | 18.55 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 27 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 104 | 8% | 32% | 49% | |
| English Literature | 104 | 12% | 40% | 59% | |
| Mathematics | 101 | 10% | 34% | 50% | |
| Combined Science | 100 | 8% | 25% | 49% | |
| Religious Studies | 95 | 15% | 48% | 59% | |
| Geography | 50 | 2% | 28% | 40% | |
| History | 48 | 10% | 46% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 42 | 12% | 52% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 16 | 13% | 44% | 63% | |
| Business | 15 | 13% | 33% | 47% | |
| French | 13 | 23% | 62% | 77% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 23% | 62% | 77% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
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.