Spalding Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 144488
- Address
- Neville Avenue, Donington, PE11 2EJ
- Website
- www.spaldingacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1448 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 62.6%
Other White 28.3%
Unclassified 2%
Mixed 1.9%
African 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.61
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 77 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 60 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 30 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 51 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 56 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 59 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 67 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 145 |
Admissions
Spalding Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 300
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 295
- 2nd preference
- 179
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 316 169 147 |
| Year 8 | 304 155 149 |
| Year 9 | 301 142 159 |
| Year 10 | 260 138 122 |
| Year 11 | 267 129 138 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |