The Priory City of Lincoln Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

LincolnConstituency

LN6 0EPPostcode

0.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Priory City of Lincoln Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 922 pupils. The Priory City of Lincoln Academy is part of The Priory Federation of Academies.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 Dec 2025 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.01

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

922

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 922
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Priory Federation of Academies

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
19 Jan 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.