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North Kesteven Academy

  • 11–18Ages
  • 587Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 136871URN

Moor Lane, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 9AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding standards not met

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
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

204 applications for 140 places · 46th of 52 in Lincolnshire
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
37.5of 90
43rd of 54 in Lincolnshire
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding: standards not met at the latest report card inspection

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 12 July 2026 · safeguarding standards not met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 6 May 2026
    Report card · 1 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention, 1 Urgent improvement
  2. 1 October 2024
    Graded inspection, no overall grade

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)

204 applications · 140 places offered · 52 named it first

  1. 2026 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  2. 2025 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  4. 2023 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
  5. 2022 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
  6. 2021 2.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  7. 2020 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  9. 2018 2.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  10. 2017 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  11. 2016 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  12. 2015 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
  13. 2014 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20261402041.5520.37
Sep 20251131831.6450.40
Sep 20241111651.5200.18
Sep 20231251821.5530.42
Sep 2022992372.4730.74
Sep 2021822182.7490.60
Sep 20201242832.3790.64
Sep 20191333092.31030.77
Sep 20181343592.71140.85
Sep 20171683852.31500.89
Sep 20162024272.11840.91
Sep 20151874222.31700.91
Sep 20142104832.31830.87

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

105 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.543rd of 54 in Lincolnshire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%39th of 54 in Lincolnshire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%
  • This school
  • Lincolnshire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.94
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)10537.525%45%–
2024/2513637.924%53%–
2023/2413433.723%43%−0.94
2022/2313034.517%42%−0.84

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

  • 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 converter
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
136871 · 925/5412
Trust
North Kesteven Academy
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,461 pupils · 587 on roll
Free school meals
38.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 July 2011
Replaced
North Kesteven School (URN 120708)
Address
Moor Lane, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 9AG
Local authority
Lincolnshire · North Kesteven

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