Lincolnshire
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Lincolnshire school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 63.0 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 63.0
- Attainment 8
- 83%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.67
- Progress 8
- [0.43, 0.91]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 124 | 148 | 118 (80%) | 273 |
| September 2025 | 103 | 107 | 99 (93%) | 193 |
| September 2024 | 131 | 132 | 123 (93%) | 215 |
| September 2023 | 121 | 119 | 112 (94%) | 211 |
| September 2022 | 143 | 146 | 139 (95%) | 227 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Lincolnshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 68 | Not published | Not published | 47% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 75 | Not published | Not published | 45% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 52 | 2% England 1% | 27% England 18% | 27% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 51 | 0% England 1% | 14% England 15% | 22% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 71 | 4% England 1% | 28% England 16% | 30% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 67 | 7% England 1% | 39% England 14% | 46% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Verbal Reasoning test - Saturday 12 September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test - Saturday 19 September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
The Year 7 Admissions Test involves a Verbal Reasoning test and a Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test, held on adjacent Saturday mornings at the School.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
11+ for September 2027 Entry
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Kesteven & Sleaford High School is, for students up to the age of sixteen, a selective girls' academy, accepting the top 25% of the ability range. The pages wit…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
The minimum requirements for students who wish to study A Levels are 5 GCSE’s full course at grade 5+ and at least grade 4 in Mathematics and grade 4 in English…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Admissions pageTest informationSixth form
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
- How good are Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 63.0, against 47.6 across England. 24% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 37.8 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B-). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy?
- For September 2026, 148 families put it first for 124 Year 7 places: 1.2 first choices per place. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 3.6% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 27.9% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 121 | 63.0 | — | 82.6% | 24.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 114 | 61.8 | — | 85.1% | — | 92.1% | 5.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 141 | 65.3 | +0.67 | 91.5% | — | 92.9% | 6.3 |
| 2022/2023 | 127 | 65.6 | +0.55 | 89.8% | — | 90.6% | 6.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 118 | 68.6 | +0.43 | — | — | 94.0% | 6.6 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lincolnshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 137667 |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Head of School Josephine Smith |
| Trust | COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | NG34 7RS |
| Pupils | 756 |
| FSM eligible | 9.1% |
Contact and identifiers
Jermyn Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7RS
www.kshs.uk1529414044| DfE number | 4005 |
| UKPRN | 10035660 |
| Opened | 1 Nov 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 18 Dec 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 19 Nov 2024 |
| Publication date | 18 Dec 2024 |