OFSTED
27 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
LINCOLN UTC
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
389
389 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
108
27.8% of pupils
Male pupils
281
72.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
below England
School
22.4%
Lincoln
32.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.0 pts
below England
School
12.3%
Lincoln
20.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Lincoln
1.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.3%
285
Any other White background
12.1%
47
African
3.1%
12
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
9
Indian
1.3%
5
White and Black African
1.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.3%
71 of
389 pupils
2.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.1
6.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.09 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.89 pts
lower than
England
School
4.33%
Lincoln
7.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.76 pts
lower than
England
School
9.05%
Lincoln
19.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.39 pts
lower than
England
School
0.41%
Lincoln
2.65%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
60.8%
31.5 pts
below England
Lincoln UTC
60.8%
Lincoln
91.6%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.