UK Schools
The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
The Priory City of Lincoln Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Lincoln, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 922 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in December 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 35.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Priory City of Lincoln Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Priory City of Lincoln Academy.
- 1–2 Staff Training Days
- 3 Autumn Term Starts
- 24 Autumn Term Ends
- 25–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 Autumn Term Resumes
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Public Holiday)
- 5 Staff Training Day
- 6 Spring Term Starts
- 13 Spring Term Ends
- 14–22 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 Spring Term Resumes
- 2 Spring Term Ends
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 3–19 Easter Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 20 Summer Term Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Summer Term Ends
- 23–31 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Term Resumes
- 17 Summer Term Ends
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Starts Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Ends Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 25-Nov 2, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Resumes Nov 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025-Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- 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
- Staff Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Term Ends Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 14-22, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Resumes Feb 23, 2026 Term
- Spring Term Ends Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Apr 3-19, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts Apr 20, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 23-31, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Resumes Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 18-Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Priory City of Lincoln Academy with Lincolnshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 35.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 30.89 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 36.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 84% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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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 The Priory City of Lincoln 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 The Priory City of Lincoln 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.