Secondary school

King Edward VI Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • PE23 5EW
  • Not applicable
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,682 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 93%93%2016/17: top 91%2017/18: top 87%2018/19: top 87%2021/22: top 88%2022/23: top 73%73% · 2022/232023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against East Midlands

Attainment 839.3 · East Midlands 453/10 Below+7.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths24.1% · East Midlands 41.6%1/10 Well below East Midlands
EBacc point score3.36 · East Midlands 3.923/10 Below+6.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.08 · East Midlands −0.065/10 Middle+19.3 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 41.2 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 37.6 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 38.4 · 94 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 38.4 · 94 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 39.9 · 97 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 41.4 · 87 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 39.3 · 81 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 39.3 · 79 pupils · East Midlands 45.0541.437.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 19% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 24% · 94 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 20% · 94 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 28% · 97 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 25% · 87 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 17.3% · 81 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 24.1% · 79 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%28%17.3%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
60 of 60 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6060
2nd5318
3rd445

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026357
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.1%
First language not English2.6%
SEN support25.3%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)8.1%
Persistently absent pupils28.6%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

85% full · 420 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 47 responses (11.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school29.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school36.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved38.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 31.9% not applicable12.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year21.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 6.4% not applicable20.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed41.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child48.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school34% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing29.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school48.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school72.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development14.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent21.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.7
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 22
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 6.7
  • Other support 17.8

Teachers 26 FTE · Whole workforce 50.5 · 54 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,208
Spend per pupil£10,495
Staff spend per pupil£8,208
Reserve per pupil−£287
  • −£109,000revenue reserve
  • −£109,000in-year balance

Grants £10,068 · self-generated £268 · premises £653 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST (36 academies) · trust reserve £9,135,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

81 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.6%
  • Education85.2%
  • Apprenticeship3.7%
  • Employment3.7%
  • Not sustained4.9%
  • Unknown2.5%