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Spalding High School

Community school · Spalding · PE11 2PJ

Ages 11–18 · 970 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Attainment 8

65.1

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

1.28 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-11-29

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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+0.63
−20+2
Attainment 865.1
English & maths grade 5+84%
English & maths grade 4+97%
EBacc entry89%

EBacc APS: 6.2

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.2%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
5.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
758

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

1.28 · Competitive

1st preferences

191

Places offered

149

1st-preference offers

136

Total preferences (any rank)
295
Preferred offers (top 3)
149
Applications from outside LA
70
Offers to outside-LA applicants
37
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 fill97%

970 pupils · 996 places

Pupils on roll
970
Boys / girls
25 / 945
School capacity
996
Capacity fill
970 / 996 (97%)
Free school meals
13.5%
FSM pupils
103
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Girls
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Michele Anderson

Location

Address
Stonegate
Postcode
PE11 2PJ
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.

Girls community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, 970 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, selective admissions. Free school meals: 13.5%.

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.

Compare with theseAll in SpaldingNear PE11

  • Spalding Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Spalding · PE11 2EJ · Lincolnshire

    Ages 11–19

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

    0.3 miles away

  • Spalding Grammar School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Spalding · PE11 2XH · Lincolnshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att859.8
    • P80.3
    • EM5+76%
    • Absence5.9%

    0.5 miles away

  • Tulip Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy special converter

    Spalding · PE11 2EH · Lincolnshire

    Ages 2–19

    • Absence13.0%
    • FSM51.2%

    0.3 miles away

  • Ayscoughfee Hall School

    Other independent school

    Spalding · PE11 2TE · Lincolnshire

    Ages 3–11

    0.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Michele Anderson
Telephone
01775722110
Website
http://www.spaldinghigh.lincs.sch.uk

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