Lincoln Castle Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

LincolnConstituency

LN1 3SPPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lincoln Castle Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 744 pupils. Lincoln Castle Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.51

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

744

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 744
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.