Sir Robert Pattinson Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Leaders have improved all aspects of the school since the last inspection.

They have a good understanding of what is working well, and where further improvement is needed. School leaders have worked hard to develop thorough systems for checking how well pupils are doing. Governors have checked regularly how well the school is doing.

The systems for managing behaviour and rewarding success have been improved and developed well. The school is calm and orderly. Teaching has improved since the last inspection and staff have benefited from helpful and supportive training.

Much of the teaching is planned well and pupils benefit from he...lpful feedback on how to improve their work. Pupils spoken to say they receive good information about careers, feel safe and know how to stay healthy. Pupils have the opportunity to study a good range of subjects.

Many participate in additional clubs, activities and trips. Pupils have achieved GCSE results that match national results. Across different year groups, their achievement is improving in the large majority of subjects.

The sixth form provides a good range of courses which enable students to make sufficient progress towards the next stage of their education or training. Sixth form students have achieved consistently good results in vocational subjects and performance in A level subjects has improved strongly. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Some pupils have fallen behind in science because : of changes in staffing.

They are only just catching up. Some disadvantaged pupils, in different year groups, are still not doing well enough across a range of subjects. A few are also regularly absent and this stops them making enough progress.

The most-able pupils are not always achieving high enough grades in GCSE and A level subjects. They do not always try hard enough and teachers do not routinely insist that they work to their best ability.

Information about this school

The school is a larger than average-sized secondary school.

The proportion of pupils identified as those who have special educational needs or disability is close to the national average. The proportion with an education, health and care plan is also average. The proportion of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding is below the national average.

This additional funding is given to schools for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, those in local authority care, and some other groups. These pupils are referred to as disadvantaged in this report. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set out the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics.

The school works in partnership with North Kesteven School to provide sixth form courses. This partnership is known as the North Hykeham Joint Sixth Form. The school has received additional support from Carre's Grammar School, Trent Valley Teaching Alliance and Maiden Erlegh Teaching School Alliance.