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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 17 June 2015Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry482 applications · 185 places offered · 159 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2025 3.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2024 3.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2023 3.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
- 2022 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
- 2021 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2020 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2019 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2018 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2016 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2015 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2014 2.5; 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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 185 | 482 | 2.6 | 159 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 162 | 496 | 3.1 | 194 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 152 | 517 | 3.4 | 194 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2023 | 157 | 502 | 3.2 | 193 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 | 229 | 483 | 2.1 | 213 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 | 151 | 360 | 2.4 | 119 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2020 | 182 | 397 | 2.2 | 159 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 | 172 | 374 | 2.2 | 133 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2018 | 151 | 347 | 2.3 | 135 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 | 207 | 398 | 1.9 | 182 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2016 | 133 | 306 | 2.3 | 108 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2015 | 121 | 258 | 2.1 | 95 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2014 | 103 | 256 | 2.5 | 88 | 0.85 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 164 | 46.6 | 45% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 169 | 39.8 | 28% | 53% | – |
| 2023/24 | 155 | 43.1 | 33% | 56% | −0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 159 | 44.5 | 39% | 61% | 0.00 |
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
- Sir William Robertson Academy, WelbournThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.6applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
- 12.6 km · LincolnshireGood20241.5applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- 12.7 km · LincolnshireGood20232.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 13.0 km · LincolnshireGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 13.4 km · LincolnshireStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 13.5 km · LincolnshireSpecial measures 20261.5applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 14.3 km · NottinghamshireGood20242.7applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 14.7 km · NottinghamshireImproved significantly20252.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 15.2 km · LincolnshireRemains Good20232.3applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138839 · 925/5420
- Trust
- Aspire Schools Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 838 pupils · 1,015 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2012
- Replaced
- The Sir William Robertson High School, Welbourn (URN 120716)
- Address
- Main Road, Welbourn, Lincoln, LN5 0PA
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire · North Kesteven
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources