The Barnes Wallis Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Butts Lane, Lincoln, LN4 4PN
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
30.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
483
Capacity used
Has space86%
560 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
72 of 72 families who put it first got an offer
83
Places offered
128
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 72 | 72 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 40 | 5 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 2 | ● 13% |
| Total | 128 | 79 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Charlotte Dunsford
- Address
- Butts Lane, Tattershall, Lincoln, LN4 4PN
- Phone
- 01526342379
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Coningsby & Mareham · Louth and Horncastle
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 141166
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
483 pupils · 560 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
07 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 535 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
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 | 38.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 50% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 104 | — |
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.
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 | 102 | 5% | 38% | 67% | |
| English Language | 102 | 7% | 36% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 0% | 36% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 84 | 5% | 29% | 54% | |
| Geography | 71 | 7% | 42% | 56% | |
| French | 51 | 10% | 45% | 57% | |
| History | 40 | 8% | 25% | 40% | |
| Religious Studies | 21 | 5% | 24% | 43% | |
| Design & Technology | 20 | 0% | 25% | 35% | |
| Biology | 18 | 22% | 61% | 94% | |
| Physics | 18 | 11% | 56% | 78% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 17% | 67% | 94% |
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.