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Education in North Kesteven

District

The north east of the East Midlands. 123,267 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 922 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for North Kesteven, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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North Kesteven had 63 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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63
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North Kesteven had 63 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: North Kesteven among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. North Kesteven is 63.

Schools

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Schools in North Kesteven

North Kesteven has 63 open schools: 47 primary, 7 secondary, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 1 independent.

Outstanding
2
Good
18
Requires improvement
3
Inadequate
0

23 of the 54 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between March 2022 and July 2024.

2 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

10 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in North Kesteven

2 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Branston Church of England Infant Academy (July 2024), Witham St Hughs Academy (March 2024).

Primary (47)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Bassingham Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11167School remains Good, July 202254% met KS2 standard
Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11358Good (overall), June 202347% met KS2 standard
Branston Church of England Infant AcademyAcademy converter4 to 7132Outstanding (overall), July 2024
Branston Junior AcademyAcademy converter7 to 11174School remains Good, May 202357% met KS2 standard
Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1161Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Church Lane Primary School & NurseryCommunity school3 to 11218Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard
Coleby Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1143Requires improvement (overall), April 2024, before the school changed
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)Foundation school4 to 11269Good (overall), May 202450% met KS2 standard
Digby Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1160Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade88% met KS2 standard
Digby the Tedder Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1188Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade77% met KS2 standard
Dunston St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1194School remains Good, February 202330% met KS2 standard
Eagle Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 1156Requires improvement (overall), May 202450% met KS2 standard
Fosse Way AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11531School remains Good, March 202360% met KS2 standard
Heckington St Andrew's Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11161Good (overall), February 202455% met KS2 standard
Heighington Millfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11209Good (overall), June 202373% met KS2 standard
Helpringham Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 1183School remains Good, April 202460% met KS2 standard
Leadenham Church of England AcademyAcademy converter2 to 1124Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade43% met KS2 standard
Ling Moor Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11415Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade86% met KS2 standard
Manor Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11213Standards maintained, January 202573% met KS2 standard
Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1187Good (overall), February 202344% met KS2 standard
Navenby Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11195Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met61% met KS2 standard
Nocton Community Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 1139Good (overall), March 202471% met KS2 standard
North Scarle Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 1148Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Osbournby Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1161Requires improvement (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11146Good (overall), June 202338% met KS2 standard
Rauceby Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11164School remains Good, June 202365% met KS2 standard
Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11154Good (overall), January 202372% met KS2 standard
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11192School remains Good, February 202360% met KS2 standard
St Botolph's C of E Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 11402School remains Good, March 202363% met KS2 standard
St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11196School remains Good, March 202375% met KS2 standard
Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1177Good (overall), July 202467% met KS2 standard
The Billinghay Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11143Good (overall), July 202362% met KS2 standard
The Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11106School remains Good, March 202353% met KS2 standard
The Leasingham St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11190School remains Good, January 202377% met KS2 standard
The Metheringham Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11260Good (overall), December 202254% met KS2 standard
The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11207Good (overall), May 202352% met KS2 standard
The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11113School remains Good, March 202360% met KS2 standard
The South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11130School remains Good, November 202360% met KS2 standard
The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the HillVoluntary controlled school4 to 11187School remains Good, July 202372% met KS2 standard
The Welbourn Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1178Good (overall), June 202357% met KS2 standard
Waddington All Saints AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11372Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade77% met KS2 standard
Waddington Redwood Primary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11278School remains Good, January 202345% met KS2 standard
Walcott Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1181Good (overall), June 202380% met KS2 standard
Washingborough AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11268School remains Good, April 202358% met KS2 standard
William Alvey SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11570Good (overall), March 202271% met KS2 standard
Winchelsea Primary School RuskingtonCommunity school3 to 11212Good (overall), April 202367% met KS2 standard
Witham St Hughs AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11411Outstanding (overall), March 202483% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Branston Community AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,132Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 42.7
Carre's Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18810Good (overall), December 2023Attainment 8: 60.0
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademyAcademy converter11 to 18747Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 63.0
North Kesteven AcademyAcademy converter11 to 18587Report card, May 2026: safeguarding not met, special measuresAttainment 8: 37.5
Sir Robert Pattinson AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,310Standards maintained, December 2024Attainment 8: 49.0
Sir William Robertson Academy, WelbournAcademy converter11 to 181,015Standards maintained, October 2024Attainment 8: 46.6
St George's AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 182,281Good (overall), June 2024Attainment 8: 39.4

Special (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Compass Community School LincolnshireOther independent special school7 to 1712No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hill Holt WoodSpecial post 16 institution16 to 99No outcome in Ofsted's file
Holton Sleaford Independent SchoolOther independent special school9 to 2080No outcome in Ofsted's file
Kisimul SchoolOther independent special school8 to 1958No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Willows SchoolOther independent special school5 to 150No outcome in Ofsted's file
Willow SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1420No outcome in Ofsted's file
Witham Prospect SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1917No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Sleaford Joint Sixth FormSixth form centres16 to 19Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Heckington House SchoolOther independent school11 to 1628Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.