The Priory City of Lincoln Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
135564
Address
Skellingthorpe Road, LN6 0EP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
944 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
57.2%
Girls
42.8%
First language not English
12.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.9%
Persistent absence
34.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.2%
Other White 10.8%
Mixed 2.9%
African 1.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 24%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 29%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 35.6
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award7
Health StudiesTechnical Award30
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE36
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE20
BiologyGCSE53
Business Studies:SingleGCSE76
ChemistryGCSE53
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE27
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE172
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Priory City of Lincoln Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
166
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
143
2nd preference
80
3rd preference
64
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
133
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
176
87
89
Year 8
176
105
71
Year 9
162
92
70
Year 10
169
91
78
Year 11
174
98
76
Year 12
51
46
5
Year 13
36
21
15
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
77.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
48.0%
40.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
27.0%
40.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
3.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
5.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
5.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
51.0%
59.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
18.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.9%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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