Community school · Lincolnshire

Spalding High School

11–18Ages
970Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
120642URN

Stonegate, Spalding, PE11 2PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

300 applications for 149 places · 25th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

62.5of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

7th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 29 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

300 applications · 149 places offered · 202 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

This school
Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	149	300	2.0	202	1.36
Sep 2025	150	277	1.9	197	1.31
Sep 2024	149	295	2.0	191	1.28
Sep 2023	150	261	1.7	168	1.12
Sep 2022	150	264	1.8	168	1.12
Sep 2021	150	293	2.0	203	1.35
Sep 2020	149	292	2.0	195	1.31
Sep 2019	150	283	1.9	166	1.11
Sep 2018	128	254	2.0	160	1.25
Sep 2017	131	245	1.9	165	1.26
Sep 2016	136	227	1.7	162	1.19
Sep 2015	141	225	1.6	157	1.11
Sep 2014	150	247	1.7	182	1.21

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

146 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)62.57th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths86%5th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths97%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.63

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	146	62.5	86%	97%	–
2024/25	146	63.0	75%	94%	–
2023/24	148	65.1	84%	97%	+0.63
2022/23	149	64.3	85%	98%	+0.52

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Spalding High SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 62.5Attainment 8 Selective
Spalding Academy
0.4 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Spalding Grammar School
0.7 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 59.9Attainment 8 Selective
University Academy Holbeach
11.1 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Cowley Academy
14.1 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
Bourne Academy
15.4 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Bourne Grammar School
15.8 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 67.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Deepings School
15.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Thomas Middlecott Academy
16.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 27.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 120642 · 925/4027
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 996 pupils · 970 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Stonegate, Spalding, PE11 2PJ
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources