The Priory Pembroke Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Croft Lane, Lincoln, LN3 4JP
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/01/2022
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
23.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
590
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
104 of 126 families who put it first got an offer
113
Places offered
365
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 126 | 104 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 152 | 7 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 365 | 113 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helen Spoors
- Address
- Croft Lane, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln, LN3 4JP
- Phone
- 01522751040
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Cherry Willingham · Gainsborough
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145052
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES
590 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
25 January 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 624 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 28.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 106 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 105 | 10% | 39% | 63% | |
| English Language | 105 | 12% | 41% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 105 | 13% | 46% | 62% | |
| Combined Science | 88 | 2% | 19% | 42% | |
| Geography | 73 | 10% | 33% | 48% | |
| History | 43 | 9% | 28% | 37% | |
| Social Studies | 40 | 5% | 30% | 40% | |
| Art and Design | 35 | 23% | 43% | 51% | |
| Spanish | 29 | 14% | 41% | 52% | |
| Business | 26 | 4% | 46% | 62% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 23 | 39% | 65% | 70% | |
| Design & Technology | 18 | 0% | 6% | 22% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.