North Kesteven Academy is a secondary academy in Lincoln, United Kingdom with 587 pupils, part of North Kesteven Academy. Ofsted: Report card, 6 May 2026: expected standard in 1 area, needs attention in 5, urgent improvement in 1; safeguarding not met. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: SECOND IN SCIENCE – (FULL TIME, PERMANENT) January 2027 or sooner (closes 23 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Helen Spoors, Headteacher
Trust or group
North Kesteven Academy
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
587 pupils · 52% girls · 36.5% eligible for free school meals · 11.9% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
114 (19.4%) on SEN support · 10 (1.7%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Report card, 6 May 2026: expected standard in 1 area, needs attention in 5, urgent improvement in 1; safeguarding not met Last graded Requires improvement (graded 15 March 2022)
SECOND IN SCIENCE – (FULL TIME, PERMANENT) January 2027 or sooner Main/Upper Pay Scale. TLR £3,651 This post offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact within our…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
37.5
24.8%
2024/25
37.9
23.5%
2023/24
33.7
23.1%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (6 May 2026)
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and well-being
Needs attention
Post-16
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Safeguarding
Not met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
6 May 2026
Report card
Expected standard in 1 area, needs attention in 5, urgent improvement in 1; safeguarding not met
15 March 2022
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
20 November 2018
Short inspection
Remained Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
34.1
17.2
–
0
£56,580
2024/25
36.5
16.7
21%
0
£55,403
2023/24
33.5
19.7
12%
0
£53,821
2022/23
36.8
19.3
26%
0
£43,903
2021/22
35.5
21.9
11%
0
£44,361
2020/21
40.7
20.6
15%
0
£43,998
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
42.9
21.2
25%
0
£41,176
2018/19
54.4
19.2
27%
0
£38,954
2017/18
65.3
17.2
25%
0
£38,477
2016/17
73.8
16.5
23%
0
£38,289
2015/16
89.2
14.1
23%
0
£36,716
2014/15
90.7
14.5
15%
0
£37,029
2013/14
90.4
15.1
15%
0
£33,930
2012/13
95.1
14.7
24%
0
£34,748
2011/12
92.4
15.6
13%
0
£35,153
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
13.6%
6.7%
40.7%
10.3%
2024/25
12.5%
5.2%
35.1%
8.5%
2023/24
14.1%
5.1%
40.9%
8.6%
2022/23
13.6%
3.5%
41.7%
7.4%
2021/22
9.9%
3.0%
28.2%
4.1%
2020/21
5.4%
1.4%
14.5%
1.7%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
6.8%
1.7%
19.1%
2.3%
2017/18
6.5%
1.3%
20.1%
1.2%
2016/17
5.5%
1.1%
15.7%
1.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 teaching. Most often advertised: TEACHER OF SCIENCE. Last advertised October 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.