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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 July 2017Graded 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 entry139 applications · 73 places offered · 70 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2025 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2024 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2023 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
- 2022 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
- 2021 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2016 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2015 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Lincolnshire median
Dashed bars: as The Gartree Community School (URN 120705), the previous school.
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 | 73 | 139 | 1.9 | 70 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 83 | 128 | 1.5 | 72 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 | 71 | 129 | 1.8 | 63 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2023 | 91 | 144 | 1.6 | 77 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2022 | 113 | 166 | 1.5 | 102 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 110 | 168 | 1.5 | 111 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 93 | 137 | 1.5 | 91 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 103 | 158 | 1.5 | 99 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 112 | 154 | 1.4 | 106 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 | 103 | 135 | 1.3 | 97 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 73 | 100 | 1.4 | 71 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 62 | 95 | 1.5 | 58 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 50 | 91 | 1.8 | 48 | 0.96 |
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.) | 97 | 39.0 | 28% | 49% | – |
| 2024/25 | 104 | 39.1 | 27% | 53% | – |
| 2023/24 | 101 | 38.8 | 21% | 47% | −0.58 |
| 2022/23 | 110 | 45.7 | 28% | 66% | +0.15 |
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
- The Barnes Wallis AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 11.8 km · LincolnshireRemains Good20232.1applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
- 12.2 km · LincolnshireGood20242.5applications per place 62.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 12.4 km · LincolnshireRequires significant improvement 20262.1applications per place 28.3Attainment 8
- 16.8 km · LincolnshireSpecial measures 20261.5applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
- 17.4 km · LincolnshireRemains Good20242.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 18.2 km · Lincolnshire20261.6applications per place 54.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 19.2 km · LincolnshireGood20232.0applications per place 60.0Attainment 8 Selective
- 19.5 km · LincolnshireGood20241.5applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141166 · 925/4011
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 560 pupils · 483 on roll
- Free school meals
- 42.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- The Gartree Community School (URN 120705)
- Address
- Butts Lane, Tattershall, Lincoln, LN4 4PN
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire · East Lindsey
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources