Thomas Middlecott Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 141391
- Address
- Edinburgh Drive, Kirton, PE20 1JS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 600 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 30.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37%
- Persistent absence
- 32.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 64.5%
Other White 22.7%
Unclassified 5.3%
Mixed 3.9%
Irish 1.5%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.1
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.69
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 99 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 99 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
| Geography | GCSE | 22 |
| History | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Thomas Middlecott Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 77
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 122 60 62 |
| Year 8 | 128 52 76 |
| Year 9 | 117 55 62 |
| Year 10 | 121 66 55 |
| Year 11 | 112 52 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |