- Type
- Comprehensive
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr M Guest
- Address
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Main Road
Welbourn
Lincoln
LN5 0PA - Telephone
- 01400 272422 Fax: 01400 273780
- School email address
- enquiries@swracademy.org
- School website
- Church school
- No
- Category
- Academy
- Total number 11 to 16
- 924
- Total number 16 to 18
- 127
- Admission authority
- Academy trust
- Published admission number
- 150
- 2024 oversubscription criteria
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Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.
- Looked after or previously looked after children.
- Children who have a sibling at the school and who will still be attending when the place is required.
- Children of a member of staff applies in either or both of the following circumstance s: Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more yea rs at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made or b)The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a de monstrable skill shortage.
- Straight line distance from the home to the school. Priority given to those living nearest.
If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted.
See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.
- 2025 oversubscription criteria
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Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.
- Looked after or previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
- Children who have a sibling at the school and who will still be attending when the place is required.
- Children of a member of staff applies in either or both of the following circumstances: Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more yea rs at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made or The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
- Straight line distance from the home to the school. Priority given to those living nearest.
If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted.
See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.
- Sixth form published admission number
- 20
- Sixth form entry requirements
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Sir William Robertson Academy’s Sixth Form presently only offers level 3 courses, mostly ‘A’ level. The entry requirement for the sixth form is five GCSEs at Grades 4-9 (including English and mathematics GCSE at Grade 4-9).). There are also academic entry requirements for each subject that need to be met.
- Sixth form oversubscription criteria
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Year 12 applicants for whom Sir William Robertson Academy is the named school in an Education, Health and Care Plan will be automatically offered a place at the Academy provided that the minimum entry requirements are met.Where there are fewer applicants than places available, the academy will admit all applicants provided the minimum entry requirements are met.Where the number of applicants for admission exceeds the number of places available, the criteria outlined for Year 7 entry will be applied to children who do not presently attend the academy, when deciding which children to admit.
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School admissions arrangements
To lodge an appeal you must do so directly with the school following this link: Welbourn Sir William Robertson Academy appeal link
- Find out more
- Department for Education Number
- 9255420