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Athena School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community special school
South Park, Lincoln LN5 8EL · athenaschool.org.uk · 01522 534559
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Pupils
- 112
- 97% of 115 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 62.5%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 6, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
Key stage 2 results
| 2016/17 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 61% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 9% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 104 |
| Maths | hidden | 104 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 106 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼6 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.61 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 52.2 | +11 |
| Other education | 21.7 | +9.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.4 | −12 |
| Activity not captured | 8.7 | −8.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Athena School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 20
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (95%) with SEND