# North Kesteven Academy

North 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.

Secondary school. Code E136871. [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 587
- Council: North Kesteven
- URN: 136871

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
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 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

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

- [Sir Robert Pattinson Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-robert-pattinson-academy-e137135): 370 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-north-hykeham-all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-e120533): 440 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manor Farm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-farm-academy-e141556): 870 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ling Moor Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ling-moor-primary-academy-e138748): 920 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fosse Way Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fosse-way-academy-e136790): 980 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The South Hykeham Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-south-hykeham-community-primary-school-e120388): 1.9 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/136871)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136871)

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