Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

St George's Academy

11–18Ages
2,281Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136044URN

Westgate, Sleaford, NG34 7PP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

502 applications for 343 places · 46th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.4of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

34th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

502 applications · 343 places offered · 307 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	343	502	1.5	307	0.90
Sep 2025	361	469	1.3	317	0.88
Sep 2024	337	471	1.4	306	0.91
Sep 2023	392	536	1.4	363	0.93
Sep 2022	404	577	1.4	385	0.95
Sep 2021	407	526	1.3	373	0.92
Sep 2020	402	536	1.3	387	0.96
Sep 2019	386	495	1.3	352	0.91
Sep 2018	355	485	1.4	322	0.91
Sep 2017	374	518	1.4	354	0.95
Sep 2016	361	500	1.4	339	0.94
Sep 2015	371	556	1.5	361	0.97
Sep 2014	356	532	1.5	330	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

389 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.434th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths22%43rd of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	389	39.4	22%	51%	–
2024/25	389	39.3	24%	50%	–
2023/24	371	40.8	30%	58%	−0.29
2022/23	363	40.5	28%	53%	−0.28

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St George's AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Carre's Grammar School
0.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8 Selective
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
0.5 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
12.6 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
The Priory Ruskin Academy
17.6 km · Lincolnshire

2026

3.1applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
17.7 km · Lincolnshire

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 68.4Attainment 8 Selective
Cowley Academy
17.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
The King's School, Grantham
18.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Barnes Wallis Academy
19.5 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136044 · 925/6909
Trust: St George's Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,425 pupils · 2,281 on roll
Free school meals: 34.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2010
Address: Westgate, Sleaford, NG34 7PP
Local authority: Lincolnshire · North Kesteven

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources