Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Wragby Road, Lincoln, LN2 4PN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- LINCOLN CHRIST'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Mckeown
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,465
- Pupils on roll
- 1,275
- URN
- 137447
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01522881144
About this school
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is a Christian secondary academy in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,275 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 182 | 202 | 197 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.0 | 39.4 | 38.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.42 -0.64 to -0.20 | -0.30 -0.50 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 27.7% | 32% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 52.5% | 54.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 52% | 57.9% | 12.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
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 Lincoln Christ's Hospital 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 | 38 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.4 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.3 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,295 |
| 2023/24 | 1,286 |
| 2024/25 | 1,266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lincoln Christ's Hospital School compares
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School ranked 41st of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.3 | 9.6% | 34.7% | 1,275 | — |
| Lincoln UTC | 46.1 | 4.3% | 26.5% | 389 | 0.7 miles |
| Lincoln Castle Academy | 40.8 | 12% | 43.9% | 744 | 0.9 miles |
| The Priory Academy LSST | 53.9 | 6.9% | 17% | 1,749 | 2.4 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy | 37.7 | 9.9% | 33.8% | 601 | 2.6 miles |
| The Priory Pembroke Academy | 41 | 9.3% | 25.4% | 590 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.68%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.64%
- Persistent absence
- 26%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lincoln UTC0.7 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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Lincoln Castle Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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The Priory Academy LSST2.4 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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The Priory Pembroke Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School ranks 10th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Lincoln.
- Branston Community Academy Secondary
- Lincoln Castle Academy Secondary
- Lincoln UTC Secondary
- North Kesteven Academy Secondary
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy Secondary
- Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn Secondary
- St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Barnes Wallis Academy Secondary
- The Priory Academy LSST Secondary
- The Priory City of Lincoln Academy Secondary
- The Priory Pembroke Academy Secondary
- William Farr CofE Comprehensive School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lincoln Christ's Hospital School teach?
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Lincoln Christ's Hospital School?
- The headteacher of Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is Mr Martin Mckeown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lincoln Christ's Hospital School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lincoln Christ's Hospital 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 Lincoln Christ's Hospital School?
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School has 1,275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lincoln Christ's Hospital School full?
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School has capacity for 1,465 pupils and 1,275 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lincoln Christ's Hospital School a faith school?
- Yes. Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is designated Christian.
- Is Lincoln Christ's Hospital School a selective school?
- No. Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Lincoln Christ's Hospital School?
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is part of LINCOLN CHRIST'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lincoln Christ's Hospital School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38 in 2022/23 and 38.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lincoln Christ's Hospital School rank locally?
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School ranked 41st of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lincoln Christ's Hospital School's absence rate?
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lincoln Christ's Hospital School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lincoln Christ's Hospital 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 1 July 2026.