Athena School
Special schoolAthena School is a special school in Lincoln, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 112 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 12 February 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Athena School was 7.5, against 41.0 in Lincoln and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Lincoln | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 7.5 | 41.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 37.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 56.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 18 | – | – |
- Athena School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)180 m
- The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- The Priory Academy LSSTSecondary. Good (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Sir Francis Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Lincoln CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.5 km
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 20231.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lincoln
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).