52%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
31%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
15%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
956.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,448
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 04/06/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLincolnshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Spalding Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Lincolnshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
52%
-2pp
58%52%45%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
31%
+5pp
31%25%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
Attainment 8
45.3
+1.2
45.742.940.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.3
EBacc entry
15%
+5pp
18%14%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 15%
EBacc APS
956.8
+60.8
956.8730.9504.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 956.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,448
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
Neville Avenue, Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 52% | 31% | 45.3 | Not applicable | 15% | 956.8 | 18% | 1,448 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 26% | 44.1 | +0.42 | 10% | 896.0 | 10% | 1,420 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 29% | 45.3 | +0.67 | 12% | 904.4 | 12% | 1,382 |
| 2021/22 | 51% | 28% | 45.7 | +0.46 | 17% | 869.8 | 18% | 1,324 |
| 2018/19 | 45% | 19% | 40.1 | +0.20 | 18% | 504.9 | 21% | 1,019 |
| 2017/18 | 49% | 25% | 39.2 | +0.14 | 17% | 585.3 | 24% | 919 |
| 2016/17 | 51% | 25% | 39.0 | -0.05 | 13% | — | 23% | 0 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not applicable | Not eligible | 2 |
| 2016/17 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 24 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,448 | 20.1 | 14% | 32% | 27% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 1,420 | 20.6 | 15% | 30% | 26% | 7% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 1,382 | 18.9 | 16% | 31% | 25% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 1,324 | 19.3 | 17% | 32% | 24% | 8% | 29% |
| 2020/21 | 1,211 | 18.1 | 17% | 34% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,019 | 21.1 | 13% | 34% | 28% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — | 6% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.