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Spalding Grammar School

Academy converter · Spalding · PE11 2XH

Ages 11–18 · 1,023 pupils · Lincolnshire

Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

59.8

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

1.14 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.30
−20+2
Attainment 859.8
English & maths grade 5+76%
English & maths grade 4+94%
EBacc entry56%

EBacc APS: 5.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.1%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
5.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
744

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.14 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

170

Places offered

149

1st-preference offers

130

Total preferences (any rank)
246
Preferred offers (top 3)
149
Applications from outside LA
72
Offers to outside-LA applicants
43
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

1,023 pupils · 1,070 places

Pupils on roll
1,023
Boys / girls
950 / 73
School capacity
1,070
Capacity fill
1,023 / 1,070 (96%)
Free school meals
8.1%
FSM pupils
61
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Boys
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: SPALDING GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Academy trust
SPALDING GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mrs Michele Anderson

Location

Address
Priory Road
Postcode
PE11 2XH
Town
Spalding
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
South Holland
Constituency
South Holland and The Deepings
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, 1,023 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 8.1%.

Open schools in Spalding
46
Secondary schools in Spalding
6
Academies among open schools in Spalding
52% (24)
Open schools in PE11
23
Secondary in PE11
4
Open schools in Lincolnshire LA
400
Secondary in Lincolnshire LA
53

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Spalding High School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Secondary

    Spalding · PE11 2PJ · Lincolnshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att865.1
    • P80.6
    • EM5+84%
    • Absence6.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • Spalding Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Spalding · PE11 2EJ · Lincolnshire

    Ages 11–19

    • Att844.1
    • P80.4
    • EM5+26%
    • Absence7.0%

    0.7 miles away

  • Other independent school

    Spalding · PE11 2TE · Lincolnshire

    Ages 3–11

    0.1 miles away

  • Tulip Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy special converter

    Spalding · PE11 2EH · Lincolnshire

    Ages 2–19

    • Absence13.0%
    • FSM51.2%

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Michele Anderson
Telephone
01775765800

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