Secondary · LN6 · Lincolnshire

The Priory City of Lincoln Academy

Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, LN6 0EP

THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance94.6%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.64
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils922

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Latest visit (May 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour and leadership and governance needs attention; personal development and wellbeing and post-16 provision expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in LN6. Where we have them, council (North Kesteven) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
922
Free school meals
36.5%
8.5% above district average (28%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
24.9%
0.3% above district average (24.6%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
12.2%
3.2% above district average (9%)
Attendance
94.6%
1.1% below district average (95.7%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
13.9%
Progress 8
-0.64 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
35.6
Grade 5+ English & maths
29.3%
Grade 4+ English & maths
50%
Entered for EBacc
23.6%
EBacc average point score
3.01

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the LN6 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194%
  • 2021/2288.6%
  • 2022/2389.5%
  • 2023/2487.9%
  • 2024/2586.5%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
1124
Pupils on roll
922

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Lincolnshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
24.9%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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