OFSTED
5 July 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
744
744 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
331
44.5% of pupils
Male pupils
413
55.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.7 pts
above England
School
46.5%
Lincoln
32.9%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.3 pts
below England
School
19.0%
Lincoln
20.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.8 pts
above England
School
3.8%
Lincoln
1.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.3%
545
Any other White background
11.7%
87
African
6.7%
50
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
15
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
14
Indian
1.9%
14
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
19.6%
146 of
744 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 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
40.8
1.6 pts
above England
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
11.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.74 pts
higher than
England
School
11.96%
Lincoln
7.38%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.73 pts
higher than
England
School
33.55%
Lincoln
19.98%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.59 pts
higher than
England
School
7.40%
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
71.5%
20.8 pts
below England
Lincoln Castle Academy
71.5%
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.