St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy, Lincoln

In 2026, pupils at St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

31% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 37.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.58: pupils made well 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 27.2, against 46.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 102 families put St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 229 named it as one of their preferences, for 108 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy are The Priory City of Lincoln Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.3); The Priory Witham Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.7); The Priory Academy LSST (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52); and Lincolnshire Secure Unit (1.6 miles).

St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 36 schools run by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 108 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 22 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 50% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 27% into work.

36.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Black (12%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 128 pupils (21.3%) received SEN support and 47 (7.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Lincoln Central Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Junction, 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 380 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 217 suspensions, 35.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy are Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School (0.5 miles), Hartsholme Academy (0.7 miles), Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles) and The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.