UK Schools
Lincoln Castle Academy
Lincoln Castle Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Lincoln, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 744 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Inadequate at its last graded inspection in July 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.8 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 14 holidays and 3 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Lincoln Castle Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Lincoln Castle Academy.
- 25–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–2 Summer Holiday
- 3 Inset Day – no children in school
- 29 Inset Day – no children in school
- 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 26–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 20–22 Disaggregated Days – no children or staff in school
- 23–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day – no children in school Sep 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day – no children in school Sep 29, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Aug 25 – Sep 2, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 20 – Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16 – Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 – Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 26 – May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Disaggregated Days – no children or staff in school Jul 20 – Jul 22, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 23 – Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Lincoln Castle Academy with Lincolnshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.8 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
Attendance 33.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Lincoln Castle Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Lincoln Castle Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.