Athena School is a Community special school serving special age pupils, located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The school has 118 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 12 February 2025. The Headteacher is Michelle Bunn. The school is administered by Lincolnshire local authority. It opened in 1 April 2006.
Applications for places at Athena School are handled by the school or the local authority (Lincolnshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
6.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−1.63
Progress 8 · 2023-24
0%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0.61
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
0%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.