Lincoln Castle Academy
Academy converter · Secondary
Lincoln · LN1 3SP · Lincolnshire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenURN 120755
The St Francis Special School, Lincoln
Community special school · Lincoln · LN1 3TJ
Age range
Ages 2–19
Pupils
175
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 2–19, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 175 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 52.9%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 120755
Location
- Address
- Wickenby Crescent, Ermine Estate
- Postcode
- LN1 3TJ
- Town
- Lincoln
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- District
- Lincoln
- Constituency
- Lincoln
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- Boys / girls
- 96 / 79
- School capacity
- 175
- Capacity fill
- 175 / 175 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 52.9%
- FSM pupils
- 72
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Federation
- The Lincoln Saints Federation
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janette Kennedy
- Telephone
- 01522526498
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- Unknown date — School remains Outstanding (Report)