Secondary school

Somercotes Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • LN11 7PN
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,495 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 80%2017/18: top 79%2018/19: top 75%2021/22: top 61%61% · 2021/222022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 77%No exams

Against East Midlands

Attainment 840.6 · East Midlands 453/10 Below−15.6 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths29.6% · East Midlands 41.6%2/10 Well below East Midlands−8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.63 · East Midlands 3.924/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.15 · East Midlands −0.067/10 Above−18 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.1 · 65 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 40.6 · 49 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 40.4 · 61 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 41.6 · 63 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 46.4 · 80 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 43.6 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 41.3 · 91 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 40.6 · 81 pupils · East Midlands 45.0546.440.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 24% · 49 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 21% · 61 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 19% · 63 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 38% · 80 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 31% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 19.8% · 91 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 29.6% · 81 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%38%19%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
56 of 56 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5656
2nd5511
3rd303

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2018Good
  6. 2024Ungraded visit

3 strong areas

  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Outcomes for pupils

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026395
Free school meals (past 6 years)46.6%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support15.8%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)12.3%
Persistently absent pupils41.9%

Girls 49.9%Boys 50.1%

86.6% full · 456 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 76 responses (17.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school43.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school56.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved51.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 34.2% not applicable34% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year31.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.5% not applicable35.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?35.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 35.5% who said Yes above40.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child67.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school57.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing48.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school76.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development42.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent43.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.1
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 25.4
  • Leadership 4.8
  • Teaching assistants 9.7
  • Other support 13

Teachers 30.2 FTE · Whole workforce 52.9 · 57 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,441
Spend per pupil£8,499
Staff spend per pupil£6,607
Reserve per pupil£1,427
  • +£618,000revenue reserve
  • +£408,000in-year balance

Grants £9,418 · self-generated £145 · premises £427 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LINCOLNSHIRE GATEWAY ACADEMIES TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £9,820,000 · 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

91 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.3%
  • Education83.5%
  • Apprenticeship5.5%
  • Employment3.3%
  • Not sustained6.6%
  • Unknown1.1%