Sir Robert Pattinson Academy

State school · Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formLincolnshire, Lincoln LN6school website

Two in three sixth-formers go on to university — well above the England rate.

Where this school leads
66%

of sixth-form leavers started university · Lincolnshire 39% · England 37% · DfE destination measures, students who left in 2023

Knowledge sphere of Sir Robert Pattinson Academy: fields of knowledge mapped by the subjects taken here, by ISCED levelLanguage & Communication · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Language & Communication · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 51%Language & Communication · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Language & Communication · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 44%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Mathematics & Statistics · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Natural Sciences · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 44%Natural Sciences · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Natural Sciences · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 4%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Digital & ICT Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 37%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Engineering & Manufacturing · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Health & Safety · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 43%Health & Safety · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Health & Safety · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Business & Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 11%Business & Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Business & Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 2%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Law & Public Administration · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 11%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Social & Cultural Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 20%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Arts & Humanities · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Transversal Skills · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 32%Transversal Skills · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Transversal Skills · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 1 Primary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 2 Lower secondary (Key Stage 3): 100%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 3 Upper secondary (GCSE, A level): 46%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 4 Post-secondary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 6 Bachelor's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 7 Master's: 0%Green & Sustainability · ISCED 8 Doctoral: 0%LanguageMathsScienceICTEngineeringHealthBusinessLawSocialArtsTransversalGreen
Ofsted
Standards kept
Places
—
Pupils
1,310
Free school meals
20.8%

Ofsted: Short inspection, 11 December 2024: the last full grade still stands · report. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Lincolnshire’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 1,510 places, including the sixth form. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Robert Pattinson School (URN 120709, until 1 August 2011).

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

87%stayed in education after Year 11
This school87%
Lincolnshire86%
England86%

DfE Key Stage 4 destination measures · 206 pupils who left Year 11 in 2023

Of the 206 pupils who finished Year 11 at Sir Robert Pattinson Academy in 2023, 29% stayed on in Sir Robert Pattinson Academy’s own sixth form (Lincolnshire average 40%), 58% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.

Stayed in education — counted only if the pupil was still there for two terms of the next year; apprenticeships and jobs are counted the same way.

Full breakdown11
MeasureSir Robert Pattinson AcademyLincolnshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort2068,198607,348
Any sustained destination96%92%92%
Stayed in education87%86%86%
— school sixth form29%40%34%
— sixth form college0%4%13%
— further education college58%41%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship5%4%3%
Employment4%3%3%
No sustained destination2%6%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%
After sixth form · age 18

Where do sixth-formers go at 18?

21%went to one of the most selective universities
This school21%
Lincolnshire19%
England19%

DfE 16–18 destination measures · 56 students who left in 2023

66% went to university (England 37%). 4% started an apprenticeship (England 7%). 21% went into work and 7% had no steady place a year on (England 28% and 16%).

Most selective universities — the third of UK universities whose entrants hold the highest grades; the share is of students who completed level 3 qualifications.

Full breakdown7
MeasureSir Robert Pattinson AcademyLincolnshireEngland
Students in the cohort566,057541,441
Any sustained destination91%82%79%
University (higher education)66%39%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students21%19%19%
Further education0%5%5%
Apprenticeship4%9%7%
Employment21%29%28%
No sustained destination7%14%16%
Universities · named

Which universities did they go to?

1university has told us how many applied, were offered a place and enrolled

Named universities — most schools do not publish this; the official DfE figures above only say how many went to university and how selective those universities were.

universities’ answers to sch.today’s Freedom of Information requests · request tracker

What universities’ own admissions data say3

For each entry year: how many of this school’s students applied, received an offer and enrolled. Counts under five are shown as “<5” to protect individuals. Applications exclude Clearing; enrolments are students who completed registration.

UniversityEntry yearAppliedOffersEnrolled
University of Bristol2025<5<5—
2024<5<5—
2023<5<5—

A university’s enrolment count and a school’s own destinations list can differ: the school counts places accepted in the summer, the university counts students registered in the autumn.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

45.9Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school45.9
Lincolnshire45.1
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 230 pupils in Year 11

20% of pupils here are disadvantaged (England 28%). Disadvantaged pupils here scored 38.6 — above disadvantaged pupils across England (34.9).

45% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Lincolnshire 42%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureSir Robert Pattinson AcademyLincolnshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)45.945.146.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects12%37%41%
EBacc average point score3.733.984.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort20%27%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils38.633.834.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils47.849.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language2%12%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

41.40%of the Key Stage 3, GCSE and A level curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 3,288 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Sociology stands out at GCSE — 23% of the year group took it, against 4% across England. At A level it is English Language: 15% of students (England 4%).

Language & Communication51%
Green & Sustainability46%
Natural Sciences44%
Mathematics & Statistics44%
Health & Safety43%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects24

Entries as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language230100%89%10%20%72%
Mathematics230100%88%18%22%71%
English Literature22899%86%15%21%67%
Combined Science21192%65%8%9%58%
History10847%41%13%26%48%
Spanish7733%19%13%27%57%
Business Studies7131%18%7%20%56%
Psychology6930%3%14%22%52%
Geography6327%41%6%25%43%
Design and Technology6327%11%25%23%87%
Sociology5323%4%21%21%60%
Photography4821%6%25%19%83%
Physical Education4720%11%11%24%74%
Art and Design3616%7%28%24%69%
Physics198%23%21%46%100%
Chemistry198%23%11%47%100%
Biology198%23%37%45%100%
Media Studies146%4%21%20%93%
Religious Studies146%31%29%32%79%
French115%18%45%29%100%
Computer Science73%13%0%30%43%
Polish10%1%—84%—
Citizenship Studies10%3%—19%—
Russian10%0%—87%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications8
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Engineering Studies56100%—
Childcare Skills3974%—
Hospitality / Catering Studies2649%—
Speech and Drama2242%—
Finance / Accounting (General)2038%—
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1630%—
Music performance: Group917%—
Small Business Management12%—
A level subjects16

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics2445%31%
Psychology1325%23%
History1223%13%
Sociology1121%13%
Biology1121%20%
Spanish1019%2%
Physics1019%12%
English Language815%4%
English Literature815%11%
Geography713%10%
Further Mathematics——5%
Chemistry——17%
Photography——3%
Computer Science——5%
Product Design——2%
Art and Design——1%
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses8
SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)1936%—
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31019%—
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
Business StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3———
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3———
Finance / Accounting (General)VRQ Level 3———
Health StudiesVRQ Level 3———
Speech and DramaBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*———
A level results8
MeasureSir Robert Pattinson AcademyLincolnshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study114——
— of whom A level students532,919261,341
Average A level gradeC+C+B-
Average points per A level entry34.2534.4435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects16%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses———
Average grade, T levels———
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication62%
Green & Sustainability56%
Natural Sciences55%
Health & Safety53%
Mathematics & Statistics50%
Transversal Skills43%
Engineering & Manufacturing42%
Arts & Humanities28%
Digital & ICT Skills18%
Social & Cultural Skills16%
Business & Administration13%
Law & Public Administration10%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 16.3percentage 11.6ratio 10.9gradient 10.5vocabulary 9.4translation 8.3graph 8.2power 8.2reflection 7.5root 7.5equation 7.5grammar 7.1particle model 7.1vector 6.8energy transfer 6.7audience 6.7standard form 6.7evidence 6.5exponential function 6.3context 6.2formulae 6.0impact 6.0area 6.0change of state 5.4

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, graph, percentage from Geography, Mathematics, Biology and 12 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses conclusion, experimental design, probability from Biology, Geography, Mathematics and 9 more · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pressure, conservation of mass, energy change from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 6 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
More apprenticeships9
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, graph, pressure from Biology, Biology, Chemistry and 4 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses climate change, data interpretation, conduct field work from Geography, Biology, Chemistry and 4 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses mean, integer, qualitative data from Geography, Mathematics, Psychology and 11 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, unit conversion, volume from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and 3 more · jobs: battery test technician
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, si unit, data presentation from Mathematics, Biology, Design and Technology and 5 more
Water industry network technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses standard form, unit conversion, volume from Biology, Chemistry, Design and Technology and 4 more · jobs: sewerage network operative, product quality inspector, sewerage maintenance technician
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses data presentation, presentation, experimental design from Geography, Mathematics, Psychology and 9 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Aerospace engineerLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses equilibrium, friction, kinematics from Mathematics, Chemistry, Mathematics and 2 more · jobs: aerodynamics engineer, aerospace engineer, aircraft maintenance technician
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses adaptation, sampling technique, temperature from Biology, Psychology, Biology and 3 more · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Admissions

How do you get a place?

The last distance at which Sir Robert Pattinson Academy offered Year 7 places is not yet on file; it comes from Lincolnshire’s allocation statistics.

  1. 31 OctApply to Lincolnshire in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
  2. 1 MarNational Offer Day
  3. Dec–FebYear 11: apply directly to the sixth form; most close applications in these months
Lincolnshire

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.