St George's Academy
Westgate, Sleaford, NG34 7PP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST GEORGE'S ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Amanda Money
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Graham Arnold
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,425
- Pupils on roll
- 2,281
- URN
- 136044
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01529302487
About this school
St George's Academy is a secondary academy in Sleaford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 2,281 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St George's Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 363 | 371 | 389 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | 40.8 | 39.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.43 to -0.14 | -0.29 -0.43 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 30.2% | 24.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 57.7% | 49.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 68.2% | 71.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St George's Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.5 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.8 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,351 |
| 2023/24 | 2,356 |
| 2024/25 | 2,329 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's Academy compares
St George's Academy ranked 36th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.3 | 9.2% | 32.1% | 2,281 | — |
| Carre's Grammar School | 58 | 5% | 9.4% | 810 | 0.2 miles |
| Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy | 61.8 | 5.1% | 9.5% | 747 | 0.3 miles |
| Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn | 39.8 | 8.8% | 23.4% | 1,015 | 7.8 miles |
| The Priory Ruskin Academy | 41.4 | 8.6% | 31% | 1,347 | 10.9 miles |
| Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | 68.8 | 4.3% | 7.8% | 1,238 | 11.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.07%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.22%
- Persistent absence
- 25.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carre's Grammar School0.2 miles
Secondary · Sleaford
-
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Sleaford
-
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn7.8 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
-
The Priory Ruskin Academy10.9 miles
Secondary · Grantham
-
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School11.0 miles
Secondary · Grantham
Other schools in Sleaford
- Carre's Grammar School Secondary
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Secondary
- Billingborough Primary School Primary
- Brown's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Lane Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cranwell Primary School (Foundation) Primary
- Heckington St Andrew's Church of England School Primary
- Helpringham Primary Academy Primary
- Osbournby Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Rauceby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St George's Academy teach?
- St George's Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sleaford.
- Who is the principal of St George's Academy?
- The principal of St George's Academy is Mrs Amanda Money, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St George's Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St George's Academy?
- St George's Academy has 2,281 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St George's Academy full?
- St George's Academy has capacity for 2,425 pupils and 2,281 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St George's Academy a faith school?
- No. St George's Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is St George's Academy a selective school?
- No. St George's Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St George's Academy part of an academy trust?
- St George's Academy is part of ST GEORGE'S ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St George's Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.5 in 2022/23 and 39.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St George's Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- St George's Academy ranked 36th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St George's Academy's absence rate?
- St George's Academy's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.