Lincoln Castle Academy
Riseholme Road, Lincoln, LN1 3SP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Johnathon Hodgson
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,041
- Pupils on roll
- 744
- URN
- 150482
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Telephone
- 01522303584
About this school
Lincoln Castle Academy is a secondary academy in Lincoln. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 744 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lincoln Castle Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Lincoln Castle Academy (URN 136537).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 103 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 |
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 Castle Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 680 |
| 2024/25 | 709 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lincoln Castle Academy compares
Lincoln Castle Academy ranked 30th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.8 | 12% | 43.9% | 744 | — |
| Lincoln Christ's Hospital School | 38.3 | 9.6% | 34.7% | 1,275 | 0.9 miles |
| Lincoln UTC | 46.1 | 4.3% | 26.5% | 389 | 1.0 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy | 37.7 | 9.9% | 33.8% | 601 | 2.6 miles |
| The Priory Academy LSST | 53.9 | 6.9% | 17% | 1,749 | 2.7 miles |
| The Priory City of Lincoln Academy | 35.6 | 13.5% | 35.4% | 922 | 2.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.86%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.96%
- Persistent absence
- 33.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lincoln Christ's Hospital School0.9 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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Lincoln UTC1.0 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 Academy LSST2.7 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
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The Priory City of Lincoln Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
Other schools in Lincoln
Lincoln Castle Academy ranks 7th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Lincoln.
- Branston Community Academy Secondary
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital School 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 ages does Lincoln Castle Academy teach?
- Lincoln Castle Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Lincoln.
- Who is the headteacher of Lincoln Castle Academy?
- The headteacher of Lincoln Castle Academy is Mr Johnathon Hodgson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lincoln Castle Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lincoln Castle Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lincoln Castle Academy?
- Lincoln Castle Academy has 744 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lincoln Castle Academy full?
- Lincoln Castle Academy has capacity for 1,041 pupils and 744 on roll (71%), 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 Castle Academy a faith school?
- No. Lincoln Castle Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Lincoln Castle Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lincoln Castle Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Lincoln Castle Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Lincoln Castle Academy ranked 30th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% 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 Castle Academy's absence rate?
- Lincoln Castle Academy's overall absence rate is 12% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lincoln Castle Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lincoln Castle Academy'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 3 July 2026.