Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademySir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy and Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn are secondary schools.

  • Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy was judged exceptional and Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 61.8 for Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy and 39.8 for Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy (68.6 in 2021-22, 61.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn (46.7 in 2021-22, 39.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy versus Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SleafordKesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademyLincolnSir William Robertson Academy, WelbournEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB81/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking3rd of 54 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure28th of 54 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Mixed
Pupils on roll756 994
Capacity822 838
LocationSleaford, NG34 7RS Lincoln, LN5 0PA
GCSE results
Attainment 861.8 Stronger figure39.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths85.1% Stronger figure27.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths98.2% Stronger figure53.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc92.1% Stronger figure37.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.93 Stronger figure3.52 4.09
Cohort114 169
A-level results
A-level entries71 39
A-level average points37.8 Stronger figure31.9 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points38.7 Stronger figure33.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects20.3% Stronger figure3.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census756 994
Free school meals (ever 6)9.5% 23.4%
English as an additional language4.5% 1.7%
SEN support4.9% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.4% 5.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% Stronger figure8.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.7% Stronger figure25.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy

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