Lincoln Castle Academy | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Lincoln Castle Academy

Riseholme Road, Lincoln LN1 3SP

https://www.lincolncastleacademy.co.uk/

Lincoln Castle Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 730 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In July 2022 the school was rated ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Harbour Learning Trust. (Healing Academy is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Admissions, Environment and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Progress.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.9		Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
1.1		Lincoln UTC
2.7		St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
2.7		The Priory Academy LSST
2.8		The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
3.4		The Priory Witham Academy
3.4		The Priory Pembroke Academy
4.4		William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
4.6		Branston Community Academy
4.7		Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
4.8		North Kesteven Academy
12.5		Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is roughly average.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Destinations: Below average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are below average. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Progress: Poor. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Sixth form: Poor. Attainment is poor, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Attainment: Poor. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2022

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2022

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