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Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Wragby Road, Lincoln LN2 4PN · christs-hospital.lincs.sch.uk · 01522 881144
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,275
- 87% of 1,465 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.7%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 225 families put the school first and 214 places were offered; 82% 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 | 214 | 225 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 219 | 236 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 215 | 242 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 219 | 234 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 221 | 190 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.3, and 32% 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+ (33.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.24 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.7 | −8.6 |
| Further education | 51 | +3.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 1 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 students | C+ (33.2) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 72 students | C+ (33.4) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 41 students | Dist- (31.2) | Average +0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 73 | C+ (31.9) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 85 | C+ (34) | — |
| 2021/22 | 67 | B- (36.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 109 | C+ (32.4) | +0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 98 | C (28.4) | +0.04 |
| 2016/17 | 115 | C- (26.3) | -0.19 |
| 2015/16 | 141 | C- (27.7) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 62.7 | +11 |
| Further and other education | 8.2 | +3.6 |
| Further education | 2.7 | +1.6 |
| Other education | 5.5 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 12.7 | −11.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lincoln Christ's Hospital School on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (166 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 166
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 55 parents (33%) with SEND