# Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy

Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy is a secondary school in North Kesteven, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 747 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137667. [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 747
- Council: North Kesteven
- URN: 137667

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 19 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy was 63.0, against 46.0 in North Kesteven and 46.2 in England.
82.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | North Kesteven | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 63.0 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 82.6% | 42.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98.3% | 66.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 121 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Willow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-school-e150438): 80 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Holton Sleaford Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holton-sleaford-independent-school-e148356): 290 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Sleaford Joint Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sleaford-joint-sixth-form-e132951): 370 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St George's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-academy-e136044): 500 m. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Church Lane Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-lane-primary-school-and-nursery-e120387): 520 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Carre's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carres-grammar-school-e137213): 660 m. Secondary. Good (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 60.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137667)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137667)

## How to cite

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