OFSTED
23 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
486
486 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
233
47.9% of pupils
Male pupils
253
52.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
31.6 pts
above England
School
56.4%
South Kesteven
22.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.4 pts
below England
School
11.9%
South Kesteven
9.8%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
South Kesteven
1.1%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.7%
363
Any other White background
7.8%
38
African
6.6%
32
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
17
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
8
Unclassified
1.6%
8
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
32.3%
157 of
486 pupils
11.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 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
40.3
1.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.28 · 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
8.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.41 pts
higher than
England
School
8.62%
South Kesteven
5.59%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.06 pts
higher than
England
School
26.87%
South Kesteven
13.94%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.38 pts
higher than
England
School
4.19%
South Kesteven
1.67%
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
77.8%
14.6 pts
below England
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
77.8%
South 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.