North Kesteven Academy

Students with an education, health and care plan are prioritised for tuition support.

“Students who have an education, health and care (EHC) plan”

Mrs P Calder is identified as the academy's SENDCo alongside her teaching roles.

“Mrs P Calder (Teacher of Geography, German, Sociology, SENDCo )”

Students learn how to maintain positive mental health, reduce stigma, and find help through Learning for Life days and well-being assemblies.

“We also have a role to ensure that children learn about what they can do to maintain positive mental health, what affects their mental health, how they can help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues, and where they can go if they need help and support. This information is shared as part of our Learning for Life days and several well-being assemblies throughout the year.”

Each young person’s personal tutor is the first point of contact when they are struggling and sees them daily.

“The first port of call for all young people who are struggling to cope with things is their personal tutor, the member of staff who knows them the best and the person that they see every day for PDT (Personal Development Time.)”

Funded tuition sessions are capped at five students.

“Sessions will be limited to no more than 5 students to ensure students receive the necessary input.”

The website lists a Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme.

“Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) Scheme”

Student-led house activities include sport, performing arts, charity work and community service.

“A variety of exciting house events are planned to take place throughout the academic year and will include sporting events, performing arts events and charity work. Previous activities have included litter picking in the local community and working with the local Rotary club with their shoebox appeal.”

The academy’s mission promotes lifelong learning, broad subject expertise, ambition, challenge, excellence and creative thinking.

“Our mission is to ensure that all of our students: develop a love for learning, which they carry with them throughout their lives. develop ambition to become experts in a broad range of subjects by challenging themselves to be excellent and to creatively think about how…”

The academy promotes ambition, broad subject expertise, challenge, excellence, creativity, and overcoming barriers.

“develop ambition to become experts in a broad range of subjects by challenging themselves to be excellent and to creatively think about how to overcome barriers.”

Small-group tuition funding supports 16–19 students in English, maths, other academic subjects, exam preparation and vocational courses according to need.

“The funding can be used to support small group tuition for 16-19 students in English, Maths and other courses where learning may have been disrupted. All students will be on a 16-19 programme. The subjects covered in the tuition are not limited to English and maths but will be identified according to need.”

Sixth-form life combines academic study, enrichment, projects, events and future planning.

“Life in the sixth form is full. You will be productive in your studies, engaged in enrichments activities, organising projects and attending events and focussed on making plans for the future.”

Applicants complete and submit an application form, after which the sixth-form recruitment team will contact them.

“To apply, please complete an application form and click ‘Submit’. A member of our 6th form recruitment team will then be in touch shortly.”

Sixth-form applicants must satisfy overall academic admission standards and requirements specific to their chosen subjects.

“All applicants must meet the Academy’s overall academic standards for admission to the sixth form and any specific requirement for the particular subject which the Academy has determined which can be found in the appendix of the admissions policy.”

The page provides a downloadable UCAS application guide.

“UCAS application guide”

The page provides downloadable university application support focused on personal statements.

“University application support with personal statements”

The school directs readers to the School Performance Tables for details of its 2024/25 KS4 performance.

“Details of how North Kesteven Academy performed in KS4 in 2024/25 can be found in the School Performance Tables:”

The academy directs readers to the School Performance Tables for its KS5 performance.

“Details of how North Kesteven Academy performed in KS5 in 2025/26 can be found in the School Performance Tables:”