Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
Outstanding
Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
137667
Address
Jermyn Street, NG34 7RS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
756 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
0.4%
Girls
99.6%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.4%
Persistent absence
8.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.5%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4.4%
Other 1.7%
Other Asian 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 92%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 85%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 61.8
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.93
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)2
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE33
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE13
BiologyGCSE74
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE74
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE10
Design & TechnologyGCSE13
English LanguageGCSE114
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
103
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
107
2nd preference
68
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
31
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
99
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
134
0
134
Year 8
128
0
128
Year 9
139
0
139
Year 10
120
0
120
Year 11
113
0
113
Year 12
51
0
51
Year 13
71
3
68
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
14.0%
40.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
80.0%
40.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
5.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
90.0%
59.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
47.0%
18.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.9%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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