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Kesteven and Sleaford High School

Selective

National rank

286

135

Rank last year

60.4^%

A-level

34.4^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Josephine Smith

Attendance 95.1%

Gender of entry Girls

Send pupils* 10.5% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 754

Pupils on free school meals 9.5%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

8.7

26.6

25.1

A*/A

35.3

A*-B

60.4

Grade

9/8

17.6

16.9

9/8/7

34.4

What the school inspection says

“Pupils work hard and take pride in their successes. Staff share the very highest expectations of pupils, including those with Send. Pupils achieve exceptionally well. This is demonstrated consistently in external examinations. Most pupils go on to take advantage of the superb sixth-form offer. The [personal development] programme has been designed precisely to give pupils the knowledge and skills they need to flourish. Pupils are taught how to keep themselves safe and healthy. They know why equality and diversity matter and understand the fundamental British values. In all subjects, the curriculum is well sequenced.”

Inspection

2024

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

Music, drama and art feature strongly in the groups on offer at this school — these include netball, school band, knitting and crochet, gardening, set design, Earth club, the Young Apprentice and the Lego league. Many students are learning to play an instrument and perform in concerts.
Kesteven and Sleaford High School also places great importance on giving all pupils access to Stem-subject events.
Children support a wide variety of charities with money-raising events, ranging from the annual school walk to cake stalls and “civvies days”. These are usually planned and organised by pupils.
Students can access a range of more than 60 courses through the Sleaford Joint Sixth Form, including Level 3 vocational and academic qualifications.

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enquiries@kshs.uk

Telephone

01529 414 044

Website

kshs.uk

Address

Jermyn Street, Sleaford, NG34 7RS

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