Sleaford Joint Sixth Form, Sleaford

Across Lincolnshire, 85% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Lincolnshire lodged 647 appeals against secondary school offers; 548 reached a hearing and 267 succeeded (48.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sleaford Joint Sixth Form are St George's Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.4); Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy (0.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 63); and Carre's Grammar School (0.3 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 60).

Of the 163 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 47% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is Sleaford Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westgate House (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sleaford Joint Sixth Form stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 175 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Sleaford Joint Sixth Form are Church Lane Primary School & Nursery (0.2 miles); Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles); William Alvey School (0.4 miles); and St Botolph's C of E Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.