Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Main Road, Lincoln, LN5 0PA
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
25.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,015
Capacity used
Over capacity121%
838 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
154 of 194 families who put it first got an offer
162
Places offered
496
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 194 | 154 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 164 | 7 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 125 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 496 | 162 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 67 applications came from outside the council area (9 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Scott Barlow
- Address
- Main Road, Welbourn, Lincoln, LN5 0PA
- Phone
- 01400272422
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Navenby & Brant Broughton · Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138839
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST
1,015 pupils · 838 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 929 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.82 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 169 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.88 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 39 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 168 | 5% | 36% | 58% | |
| English Language | 168 | 8% | 34% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 164 | 5% | 41% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 138 | 0% | 18% | 46% | |
| Geography | 106 | 7% | 31% | 56% | |
| History | 74 | 9% | 35% | 49% | |
| French | 63 | 21% | 84% | 89% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 48 | 2% | 25% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 37 | 32% | 65% | 76% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 37 | 11% | 38% | 65% | |
| Computer Science | 35 | 3% | 11% | 17% | |
| Design & Technology | 33 | 6% | 30% | 61% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 0% | 16% | 47% | |
| Biology | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9% | 36% | 55% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| History | 8 | 13% | 13% | 38% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 6 | 0% | 33% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Graphics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14736: Sir William Robertson Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.