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Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Moor Lane, North Hykeham, Lincoln LN6 9AF · srpa.co.uk · 01522 882020
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,310
- 87% of 1,510 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 272 families put the school first and 241 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 241 | 272 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 268 | 281 | 1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 270 | 309 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 247 | 220 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 249 | 236 | 0.9 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.9, and 44.8% 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+ (34.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.73 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.9 | −7.1 |
| Further education | 56.9 | +8.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 students | C+ (34.3) | Below average -0.28 | |
| 53 students | C+ (34.2) | Below average -0.31 | |
| 25 students | Dist+ (41.1) | Above average +0.50 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62 | C+ (32.4) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 52 | C+ (34.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 51 | B- (37.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 71 | C (28.5) | -0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 71 | C- (27.2) | -0.22 |
| 2016/17 | 91 | C- (25.7) | -0.41 |
| 2015/16 | 91 | C- (27) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63 | −3.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 27.4 | +6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Sir Robert Pattinson Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (251 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 251
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 60 parents (24%) with SEND