The Priory City of Lincoln AcademySt Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lincoln.

Summary of the comparison

The Priory City of Lincoln Academy and St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools in Lincoln.

  • The Priory City of Lincoln Academy scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). The Priory City of Lincoln Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Priory City of Lincoln Academy was judged in need of attention and St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.6 for The Priory City of Lincoln Academy and 37.7 for St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Priory City of Lincoln Academy (39.3 in 2021-22, 35.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy (36.0 in 2021-22, 37.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Priory City of Lincoln Academy versus St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LincolnThe Priory City of Lincoln AcademyLincolnSt Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100Stronger figureF36/100
Local ranking45th of 54 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure47th of 54 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll944 606
Capacity950 628
LocationLincoln, LN6 0EP Lincoln, LN6 7SX
GCSE results
Attainment 835.6 37.7 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths29.3% Stronger figure26.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths50.0% Stronger figure42.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc23.6% 50.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.01 3.41 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort174 106
A-level results
A-level entries23 27
A-level average points30.9 Stronger figure18.6 35.0
A-level average gradeC D
Best 3 A-levels points32.8 Stronger figure20.3 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.3% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census944 606
Free school meals (ever 6)35.4% 33.8%
English as an additional language12.2% 26.9%
SEN support21.5% 20.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 6.9%
Attendance
Overall absence13.5% 9.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence36.2% 30.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Priory City of Lincoln Academy

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