North Kesteven Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

Sleaford and North HykehamConstituency

LN6 9AGPostcode

1.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

North Kesteven Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 587 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.31

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

587

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 587
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Nov 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
11 May 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
16 Apr 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.