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The Priory Academy LSST
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln LN5 8PW · prioryacademies.co.uk · 01522 889977
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,749
- 49 over 1,700 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18%
- First language not English
- 19.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 438 families put the school first and 232 places were offered; 47% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 232 | 438 | 1.9▲ | 47% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 385 | 1.6▲ | 56% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 238 | 401 | 1.7▲ | 54% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 428 | 1.8▲ | 50% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 240 | 347 | 1.4▲ | 65% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.9, and 59.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲82.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲90.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 60.8 | −11.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | 0 |
| Further education | 25.9 | +5.2 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | +1 |
| Employment | 0.4 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 students | C+ (33.6) | Average -0.06 | |
| 221 students | C+ (33.7) | Average -0.05 | |
| 61 students | Dist- (32.6) | Average +0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 205 | C+ (32) | -0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 213 | C+ (34.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 221 | B- (37.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 238 | B- (35.2) | +0.01 |
| 2017/18 | 261 | C+ (34.5) | +0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 281 | C+ (33.4) | -0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 300 | C+ (32.9) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 60.4 | −9 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 19.8 | +2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +5.1 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +2.9 |
Ofsted
The Priory Academy LSST was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 31 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 31 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (227 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 227
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (18%) with SEND