# The Priory City of Lincoln Academy

The Priory City of Lincoln Academy is a secondary school in Lincoln, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 922 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135564. [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 922
- Council: Lincoln
- URN: 135564

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 9 December 2025
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Priory City of Lincoln Academy was 37.3, against 41.0 in Lincoln and 46.2 in England.
29.6% 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 | 37.3 | 41.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29.6% | 37.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45.7% | 56.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 162 | – | – |

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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hartsholme Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartsholme-academy-e146559): 460 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-catholic-voluntary-academy-e139623): 690 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Priory Witham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-priory-witham-academy-e135563): 1 km. All-through. School remains Good, May 2023. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-francis-hill-community-primary-school-e120427): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bracebridge-infant-and-nursery-school-e139142): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023
- [The Lincoln St Christopher's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lincoln-st-christophers-school-e120754): 1.8 km. Special. Improved significantly, March 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135564)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135564)

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