OFSTED
11 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
SIR ROBERT PATTINSON ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,310
1,310 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
670
51.1% of pupils
Male pupils
640
48.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.0 pts
below England
School
19.8%
North Kesteven
21.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.1 pts
below England
School
2.2%
North Kesteven
4.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.4 pts
above England
School
5.4%
North Kesteven
1.8%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.3%
1,209
Any other White background
3.4%
44
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
13
White and Asian
0.8%
10
Unclassified
0.5%
7
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.3%
226 of
1,310 pupils
3.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
45.9
6.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.01 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.92%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.70 pts
higher than
England
School
6.92%
North Kesteven
5.03%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.06%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
17.06%
North Kesteven
11.18%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
higher than
England
School
2.78%
North Kesteven
1.09%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.8%
5.6 pts
below England
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
86.8%
North Kesteven
91.6%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.