The Lincoln St Christopher's School
Hykeham Road, Lincoln, LN6 8AR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janette Kennedy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Lincoln Saints Federation
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 333
- Pupils on roll
- 327
- URN
- 120754
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522528378
About this school
The Lincoln St Christopher's School is a community special school in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 327 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 March 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 102.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 93.0 | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 26 | 34 | 27 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Lincoln St Christopher's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 252 |
| 2024/25 | 312 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.18%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 9.17%
- Persistent absence
- 25.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acorn Free School0.7 miles
Free Schools · Lincoln
-
The Willows School1.8 miles
Special schools · Lincoln
-
Athena School1.9 miles
Special schools · Lincoln
-
Fortuna School2.0 miles
Special schools · Lincoln
-
University of Lincoln2.3 miles
Universities · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
- Acacia School Special schools
- Acorn Free School Free Schools
- Athena School Special schools
- Fortuna School Special schools
- Kisimul School Special schools
- Lincolnshire Secure Unit Other types
- Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln Free Schools
- The St Francis Special School, Lincoln Special schools
- The Willows School Special schools
- The Kingsdown Nursery School, Lincoln Nursery
- The Lincoln St Giles Nursery School Nursery
- Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Lincoln St Christopher's School teach?
- The Lincoln St Christopher's School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of The Lincoln St Christopher's School?
- The headteacher of The Lincoln St Christopher's School is Mrs Janette Kennedy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Lincoln St Christopher's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Lincoln St Christopher's School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Lincoln St Christopher's School?
- The Lincoln St Christopher's School has 327 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is The Lincoln St Christopher's School full?
- The Lincoln St Christopher's School has capacity for 333 pupils and 327 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Lincoln St Christopher's School a faith school?
- No. The Lincoln St Christopher's School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Lincoln St Christopher's School?
- The Lincoln St Christopher's School is part of the The Lincoln Saints Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Lincoln St Christopher's School have?
- The schools register lists The Lincoln St Christopher's School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Lincoln St Christopher's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Lincoln St Christopher's School's absence rate?
- The Lincoln St Christopher's School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Lincoln St Christopher's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Lincoln St Christopher's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.