The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, LN6 0EP
922 pupils · 97% of 950 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 23.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 166 | 157 | 298 | 166 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 166 | 143 | 287 | 166 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 164 | 314 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 161 | 154 | 357 | 161 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 144 | 152 | 299 | 144 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 164 | 152 | 316 | 164 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 164 | 173 | 313 | 164 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 167 | 174 | 321 | 167 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Priory Academy LSST 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy 3.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- North Kesteven Academy 3.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lincoln UTC 3.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Lincoln Castle Academy 4.4 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.