OFSTED
16 October 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
ASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,015
1,015 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
494
48.7% of pupils
Male pupils
521
51.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.6 pts
below England
School
22.2%
North Kesteven
21.5%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.9 pts
below England
School
1.4%
North Kesteven
4.3%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.9 pts
above England
School
3.9%
North Kesteven
1.8%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.2%
956
Any other White background
1.8%
18
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.7%
7
White and Black Caribbean
0.7%
7
White and Asian
0.6%
6
Any other Asian background
0.4%
4
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
23.0%
233 of
1,015 pupils
2.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
above
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
39.8
0.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.04 · 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
8.80%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.58 pts
higher than
England
School
8.80%
North Kesteven
5.03%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.97%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.16 pts
higher than
England
School
24.97%
North Kesteven
11.18%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.64 pts
higher than
England
School
3.44%
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
121.1%
28.8 pts
above England
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
121.1%
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.