Academy converter · Lincolnshire

Lincoln Castle Academy

11–16Ages
744Pupils
SecondaryPhase
150482URN

Riseholme Road, Lincoln, LN1 3SP

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.7 below Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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210 applications for 173 places · 51st of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.0of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

31st of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 5 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Requires improvement
Sixth form provision		Inadequate

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Lincolnshire median (1.9) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

210 applications · 173 places offered · 98 named it first

2026 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 0.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as Lincoln Castle Academy (URN 136537), Yarborough School (URN 120703), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	173	210	1.2	98	0.57
Sep 2025	163	200	1.2	104	0.64
Sep 2024	150	148	1.0	61	0.41
Sep 2023 *	170	146	0.9	74	0.44
Sep 2022 *	132	189	1.4	90	0.68
Sep 2021 *	158	250	1.6	142	0.90
Sep 2020 *	161	257	1.6	149	0.93
Sep 2019 *	167	268	1.6	146	0.87
Sep 2018 *	170	301	1.8	169	0.99
Sep 2017 *	172	289	1.7	152	0.88
Sep 2016 *	174	333	1.9	169	0.97
Sep 2015 *	138	259	1.9	128	0.93
Sep 2014 *	122	229	1.9	118	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

142 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.031st of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%22nd of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.54

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	142	40.0	40%	59%	–
2024/25	103	40.8	42%	62%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	135	38.5	30%	51%	−0.54

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lincoln Castle AcademyThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.2applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Lincoln UTC
1.6 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

46.8Attainment 8
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.3 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
The Priory Academy LSST
4.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

4.1applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
4.4 km · Lincolnshire

2025

1.8applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
The Priory Witham Academy
5.2 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
The Priory Pembroke Academy
5.4 km · Lincolnshire

2026

3.1applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Branston Community Academy
7.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 42.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150482 · 925/4064
Trust: Delta Academies Trust
Capacity: 1,041 pupils · 744 on roll
Free school meals: 46.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: Lincoln Castle Academy (URN 136537); Yarborough School (URN 120703)
Address: Riseholme Road, Lincoln, LN1 3SP
Local authority: Lincolnshire · Lincoln

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources