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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Main Road, Welbourn, Lincoln LN5 0PA · swracademy.org · 01400 272422
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,015
- 177 over 838 places · 121%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Aspire Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 159 families put the school first and 185 places were offered; 96% 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 | 185 | 159 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 162 | 194 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 152 | 194 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 157 | 193 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 229 | 213 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.8, and 27.8% 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+ (31.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.3 | −5.3 |
| Further education | 52.3 | +2.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 3.2 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 students | C+ (31.9) | Average -0.05 | |
| 39 students | C+ (32) | Average -0.04 | |
| 11 students | Dist+ (36.9) | Well above average +0.63 | |
| 6 students | Dist+ (40) | Well above average +1.41 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 56 | C (30.8) | +0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 49 | D+ (24.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 55 | C (28.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 50 | D (21.4) | -0.37 |
| 2017/18 | 56 | C- (25.7) | -0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 42 | C- (27) | -0.16 |
| 2015/16 | 45 | C- (25.6) | -0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.7 | −3.4 |
| Further education | 1.5 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.9 | +5.6 |
| Employment | 26.9 | +4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.5 | −6.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (132 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 132
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (31%) with SEND