Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn, Lincoln

In 2026, pupils at Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.04: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.5, against 47.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and History.

For September 2026 entry, 159 families put Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn as their first choice and 482 named it as one of their preferences, for 185 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn is one of 4 schools run by Aspire Schools Trust, an academy trust.

132 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

Of the 155 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 67 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 165 pupils (16.3%) received SEN support and 68 (6.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is William Robertson School bus park (in), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, other theft and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).

In 2024/25, Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn issued 110 suspensions, 11.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn are The Welbourn Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles) and Leadenham Church of England Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.