Lincoln Castle Academy is a secondary school located in Lincoln. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Riseholme Road, Lincoln

School Information

Address: Riseholme Road, Lincoln, LN1 3SP
Website: www.lincolncastleacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01522529203
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lincolnshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Emma Halpin
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136537

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1041
Number of Pupils: 862
Number of Boys: 417
Number of Girls: 445

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.31 Confidence interval -0.55 to -0.06
Of the 120 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 107 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:13%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.96
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Lincoln St Giles Nursery School
Addison Drive, LN2 4LQ
1,600 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Mount Street Academy
Mount Street, LN1 3JG
768 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4Ermine Primary Academy
Redbourne Drive, LN2 2HG
945 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy
Laughton Way, LN2 2HE
1,008 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westgate Academy
Westgate, LN1 3BQ
1,203 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Lincoln St Peter-in-Eastgate Church of England (Controlled) Infants School
Greetwellgate, LN2 4AW
1,480 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Lincoln Castle Academy
Riseholme Road, LN1 3SP
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Wragby Road, LN2 4PN
1,533 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lincoln UTC
Lindum Road, LN2 1PF
1,744 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLincoln College
Monks Road, LN2 5HQ
1,971 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Wickenby Crescent, Ermine Estate LN1 3TJ
283 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBishop Grosseteste University
Newport, LN1 3DY
396 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCastle Futures
Sports Pavillion, Ravendale Drive LN2 2JN
582 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSpringwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Macaulay Drive, LN2 4EL
1,479 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLincoln Minster School
Upper Lindum Street, LN2 5RW
1,630 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.