Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Main Road, Lincoln, LN5 0PA
1,015 pupils · 121% of 838 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 16 October 2024, published 20 November 2024. 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 | 39.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 37.3% |
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 — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 185 | 159 | 482 | 185 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 162 | 194 | 496 | 162 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 152 | 194 | 517 | 152 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 157 | 193 | 502 | 157 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 229 | 213 | 483 | 229 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 151 | 119 | 360 | 150 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 182 | 159 | 397 | 181 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 172 | 133 | 374 | 169 |
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
- St George's Academy 12.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Carre's Grammar School 12.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy 13 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Sir Robert Pattinson Academy 13.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- North Kesteven Academy 13.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Suthers School 14.3 km · Good (2024) · 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.