North Kesteven Academy
Moor Lane, Lincoln, LN6 9AG
587 pupils · 40% of 1,461 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTH KESTEVEN ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
⚠ Safeguarding was judged Not met at the latest inspection. Read the full report before anything else.
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Not met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 12 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 23.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 55.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.37 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 140 | 52 | 204 | 81 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 113 | 45 | 183 | 71 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 111 | 20 | 165 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 125 | 53 | 182 | 66 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 99 | 73 | 237 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 82 | 49 | 218 | 68 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 124 | 79 | 283 | 105 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 133 | 103 | 309 | 118 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy 0.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Priory City of Lincoln Academy 3.4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2025)
- St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy 3.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Priory Academy LSST 4.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lincoln UTC 6.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Lincoln Castle Academy 7.7 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.