The Priory Academy LSST

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 31 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
135565
Address
Cross O'Cliff Hill, LN5 8PW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1770 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
19.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
15%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 69.9%
Other White 8.5%
Mixed 7.1%
Other Asian 4%
Indian 2.7%
African 2.3%
Chinese 1.6%
Other 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 90%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 59%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 53.9
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.21
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE5
Art & DesignGCSE50
BiologyGCSE94
Business Studies:SingleGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE94
ChineseGCSE3
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
Design & TechnologyGCSE46
DanceGCSE5
EconomicsGCSE16
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Priory Academy LSST

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
235
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
385
2nd preference
297
3rd preference
146
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
217
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes20.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
274
125
149
Year 8
275
137
138
Year 9
262
125
137
Year 10
261
129
132
Year 11
254
128
126
Year 12
219
98
121
Year 13
225
110
115
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
21.0%
40.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
71.0%
40.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
SP
3.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
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
79.0%
59.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
30.0%
18.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.9%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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