Spalding Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 4 2019 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, PE11 2EJ
- Website
- www.spaldingacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1420 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 30.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 63.6%
Other White 27.4%
Mixed 2.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
Indian 1%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.67
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 31 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 105 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 85 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 162 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 46 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 50 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 4 |
| English Language | GCSE | 255 |
Admissions
Spalding Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 298
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 180
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 249
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 310 161 149 |
| Year 8 | 300 144 156 |
| Year 9 | 271 143 128 |
| Year 10 | 271 130 141 |
| Year 11 | 268 153 115 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 47.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |