Lincoln Christ's Hospital School, Lincoln

In 2026, pupils at Lincoln Christ's Hospital School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 38.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.3: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.6, against 44.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 225 families put Lincoln Christ's Hospital School as their first choice and 466 named it as one of their preferences, for 214 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 41 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lincoln Christ's Hospital School are Lincoln UTC (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.8); Lincoln Castle Academy (0.9 miles, Attainment 8 40); Lincolnshire Secure Unit (1.2 miles); and The Priory Academy LSST (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Lincoln Christ's Hospital School.

166 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lincoln Christ's Hospital School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).

Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 110 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 63% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Lincoln Central Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Christ's Hospital School (adjacent), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lincoln Christ's Hospital School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 520 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Lincoln Christ's Hospital School issued 368 suspensions, 29.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 9 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Lincoln Christ's Hospital School are St Giles Academy (0.3 miles), The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy (0.5 miles), Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School (0.6 miles) and Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.