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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 December 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 entry251 applications · 118 places offered · 121 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2025 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2023 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
- 2022 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
- 2021 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2016 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2015 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Lincolnshire median
Dashed bars: as The Banovallum School, Horncastle (URN 120650), 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 | 118 | 251 | 2.1 | 121 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 117 | 239 | 2.0 | 111 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 118 | 233 | 2.0 | 122 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2023 | 115 | 241 | 2.1 | 134 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2022 | 111 | 195 | 1.8 | 98 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2021 | 110 | 219 | 2.0 | 101 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 121 | 198 | 1.6 | 110 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 | 130 | 212 | 1.6 | 121 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 106 | 177 | 1.7 | 98 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 123 | 196 | 1.6 | 116 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 114 | 189 | 1.7 | 108 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 124 | 204 | 1.7 | 117 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 107 | 182 | 1.7 | 100 | 0.93 |
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.) | 127 | 35.2 | 20% | 43% | – |
| 2024/25 | 108 | 41.9 | 29% | 62% | – |
| 2023/24 | 130 | 41.9 | 37% | 65% | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 105 | 41.9 | 31% | 57% | −0.04 |
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 Banovallum SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · LincolnshireGood20242.5applications per place 62.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 11.8 km · LincolnshireRemains Good20221.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 13.8 km · LincolnshireGood20231.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
- 14.5 km · LincolnshireRequires significant improvement 20262.1applications per place 28.3Attainment 8
- 19.2 km · LincolnshireGood20241.9applications per place 58.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 19.7 km · Lincolnshire20262.9applications per place 59.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 19.7 km · LincolnshireGood20221.5applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 20.5 km · LincolnshireGood20222.0applications per place 33.3Attainment 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
- 141581 · 925/4050
- Trust
- Horncastle Education Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 625 pupils · 621 on roll
- Free school meals
- 33.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2014
- Replaced
- The Banovallum School, Horncastle (URN 120650)
- Address
- Boston Road, Horncastle, LN9 6DA
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire · East Lindsey
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources