The Barnes Wallis Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Barnes Wallis Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 483 pupils. The Barnes Wallis Academy is part of The David Ross Education Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2022
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 39.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 26.9%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.67
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
51%Boys
49%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 483
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
- MAT name
- The David Ross Education Trust
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 7 December 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sept 2017 | 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.
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