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North Kesteven Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Moor Lane, North Hykeham, Lincoln LN6 9AG · nkacademy.co.uk · 01522 881010

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade · safeguarding standards not met
GCSEs, 2024/25
37.9
average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
587
40% of 1,461 places
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
38.3%
First language not English
11.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
North Kesteven Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 140 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 73 (Places 99)73September 2023: 53 (Places 125)53September 2024: 20 (Places 111)20September 2025: 45 (Places 113)45September 2026: 52 (Places 140)52Places 140
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026140520.4100%
September 2025Sept 2025113450.4100%
September 2024Sept 2024111200.2100%
September 2023Sept 2023125530.4100%
September 2022Sept 202299730.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.9, and 23.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.2 (England 46.3)43.22017/18: 39.3 (England 46.5)39.32018/19: 37.9 (England 46.7)37.92021/22: 41.5 (England 48.8)41.52022/23: 34.5 (England 46.3)34.52023/24: 33.7 (England 45.9)33.72024/25: 37.9 (England 46.0)37.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼37.946.0
▼23.5%45.4%
▼52.9%64.8%
▲55.9%40.5%
▼3.314.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form24.6−8.2
Further education47.8−2.2
Other education0.70
Apprenticeship5.20
Employment6+1.5
Not in a lasting destination10.4+5.9
Activity not captured5.2+3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 26.1 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 24.3 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 26.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 29.7 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 30.7 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 24.2 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 26.0 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 25.0 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
14 studentsC- (25)Below average -0.46
14 studentsD+ (25)Below average -0.47
11 studentsMerit+ (29.4)Average +0.11
12.5%AAB or better
92.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2435C- (26)-0.03
2022/2352D+ (24.2)—
2021/2245C (30.7)—
2018/1961C (29.7)-0.28
2017/1893C- (26)-0.31
2016/17101D+ (24.3)-0.42
2015/16115C- (26.1)-0.21

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2022/23
University44.4−8.9
Further education6.7+3.5
Apprenticeship6.7−0.9
Employment28.9+8.2
Not in a lasting destination8.9−5.2
Activity not captured4.4+3.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected North Kesteven Academy on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade. Safeguarding standards were not met.

Inspected
6 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Not met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement

Previously: graded inspection, no overall grade, Oct 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2024No overall grade
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
  • May 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
65%
Replies
54
9% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼61% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼68% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼55% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼74% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼82% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼64% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼64% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼55% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (37%) with SEND

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