OFSTED
10 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 October 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
20 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
347
347 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
183
52.7% of pupils
Male pupils
164
47.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
27.4 pts
above England
School
52.2%
East Lindsey
37.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.3 pts
below England
School
13.0%
East Lindsey
3.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
East Lindsey
2.4%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.9%
260
Unclassified
9.2%
32
Any other White background
8.9%
31
African
2.0%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
44.7%
155 of
347 pupils
23.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
22.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
29.4
9.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.34 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
14.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
8.29 pts
higher than
England
School
14.51%
East Lindsey
6.66%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
41.23%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
25.41 pts
higher than
England
School
41.23%
East Lindsey
18.23%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
10.23%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
8.43 pts
higher than
England
School
10.23%
East Lindsey
1.99%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.1%
15.2 pts
below England
William Lovell Church of England Academy
77.1%
East Lindsey
91.6%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.