Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Jermyn Street, Sleaford, NG34 7RS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Josephine Smith
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 822
- Pupils on roll
- 747
- URN
- 137667
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01529414044
About this school
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy is a girls' secondary academy in Sleaford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 747 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 127 | 141 | 114 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.6 | 65.3 | 61.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.55 +0.30 to +0.80 | +0.67 +0.43 to +0.91 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 90% | 91.5% | 85.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 98.6% | 98.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 91% | 92.9% | 92.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
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 Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective 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 | 65.6 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.8 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 763 |
| 2023/24 | 772 |
| 2024/25 | 756 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy compares
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy ranked 8th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61.8 | 5.1% | 9.5% | 747 | — |
| St George's Academy | 39.3 | 9.2% | 32.1% | 2,281 | 0.3 miles |
| Carre's Grammar School | 58 | 5% | 9.4% | 810 | 0.4 miles |
| Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn | 39.8 | 8.8% | 23.4% | 1,015 | 8.1 miles |
| Cowley Academy | 36.5 | 8.9% | 35.9% | 621 | 10.9 miles |
| The Priory Ruskin Academy | 41.4 | 8.6% | 31% | 1,347 | 10.9 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)
- 9.46%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.07%
- Persistent absence
- 10.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Sleaford
-
Carre's Grammar School0.4 miles
Secondary · Sleaford
-
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn8.1 miles
Secondary · Lincoln
-
Cowley Academy10.9 miles
Secondary · Spalding
-
The Priory Ruskin Academy10.9 miles
Secondary · Grantham
Other schools in Sleaford
- Carre's Grammar School Secondary
- St George's 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 year groups does Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy teach?
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sleaford.
- Who is the head of school of Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy?
- The head of school of Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy is Mrs Josephine Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective 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 big is Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy?
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy has 747 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy full?
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy has capacity for 822 pupils and 747 on roll (91%), 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 Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy a faith school?
- No. Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy a selective school?
- Yes. Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy?
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65.6 in 2022/23 and 61.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy rank locally?
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy ranked 8th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy's absence rate?
- Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective 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.