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Lincoln Castle Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Riseholme Road, Lincoln LN1 3SP · lincolncastleacademy.co.uk · 01522 303584
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 744
- 71% of 1,041 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 19%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 100% 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 | 173 | 98 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 163 | 104 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 61 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 170 | 74 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 132 | 90 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.8, and 41.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D- (16 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.51 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136537)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.5 | −6.3 |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | — |
| Further education | 68.5 | +7.7 |
| Other education | 1.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.1 | −4.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +1.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136537)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 students | D- (16) | Well below average -0.68 | |
| 36 students | D- (16) | Well below average -0.68 | |
| 26 students | Dist- (31.8) | Well above average +0.60 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 34 | D+ (23.7) | -0.42 |
| 2016/17 | 51 | D (21.6) | -0.51 |
| 2015/16 | 53 | C- (25.3) | -0.30 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136537)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44 | −1.9 |
| Further education | 4 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 36 | +3.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12 | +6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −4.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136537)
Ofsted
Lincoln Castle Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 5 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 5 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136537)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Inadequate |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2011
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136537), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136537)
Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136537)
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 51
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (49%) with SEND