50%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
29%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
35.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
24%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
523.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
944
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
36%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLincolnshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Priory City of Lincoln Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Lincolnshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
50%
+3pp
58%52%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
29%
+4pp
31%28%26%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
Attainment 8
35.6
+1.6
40.737.434.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.6
EBacc entry
24%
-4pp
29%20%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
EBacc APS
523.6
+23.6
524.0478.4432.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 523.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
30.9
+4.0
30.928.025.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30.9
A-level value added
+0.09
+0.5
+0.1-0.2-0.4
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
8%
+8pp
17%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%
Average A-level grade
C
0
CCC-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
944
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
14%
Persistent absence
36%
Contact
Address
Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, LN6 0EP
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 29% | 35.6 | Not applicable | 24% | 523.6 | 30% | 944 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 26% | 34.0 | -0.64 | 28% | 500.0 | 30% | 980 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 30% | 40.0 | -0.33 | 21% | 515.5 | 26% | 986 |
| 2021/22 | 54% | 31% | 39.3 | -0.48 | 29% | 524.0 | 41% | 943 |
| 2018/19 | 46% | 26% | 40.7 | -0.38 | 10% | 432.8 | 24% | 846 |
| 2017/18 | 44% | 24% | 42.5 | -0.47 | 17% | 405.1 | 19% | 823 |
| 2016/17 | 49% | 18% | 39.6 | -0.47 | 4% | — | 13% | 788 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 30.9 | C | +0.09 | 8% | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 26.9 | C- | -0.39 | 0% | 81 |
| 2022/23 | 28.6 | C | — | 17% | 80 |
| 2021/22 | 25.5 | C- | — | Suppressed | 57 |
| 2018/19 | 25.2 | C- | -0.44 | 0% | 52 |
| 2017/18 | 25.2 | C- | -0.39 | 0% | 64 |
| 2016/17 | 24.2 | D+ | -0.44 | 0% | 87 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 944 | 17.0 | 25% | 12% | 35% | 14% | 36% |
| 2023/24 | 980 | 16.6 | 22% | 11% | 33% | 13% | 36% |
| 2022/23 | 986 | 17.1 | 20% | 10% | 32% | 11% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 943 | 16.2 | 20% | 9% | 34% | 12% | 39% |
| 2020/21 | 921 | 16.2 | 19% | 8% | 30% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 846 | 15.4 | 17% | 7% | 32% | 7% | 19% |
| 2017/18 | 823 | 15.3 | 18% | 6% | 32% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 788 | 15.5 | 17% | 4% | 33% | 6% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.