North Kesteven Academy
Secondary schoolNorth Kesteven Academy is a secondary school in North Kesteven, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 587 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Not met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at North Kesteven Academy was 37.5, against 46.0 in North Kesteven and 46.2 in England.
24.8% 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 | 37.5 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24.8% | 42.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44.8% | 66.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 105 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- Sir Robert Pattinson AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)370 m
- The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)440 m
- Manor Farm AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Ling Moor Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Fosse Way AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- The South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Kesteven
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).