Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

University Academy Holbeach

11–18Ages
1,378Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137282URN

Park Road, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 7PU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

384 applications for 232 places · 40th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.7of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

37th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

384 applications · 232 places offered · 195 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

This school
Lincolnshire median

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

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	232	384	1.7	195	0.84
Sep 2025	231	368	1.6	198	0.86
Sep 2024	234	372	1.6	208	0.89
Sep 2023	234	404	1.7	228	0.97
Sep 2022	232	354	1.5	196	0.84
Sep 2021	234	373	1.6	210	0.90
Sep 2020	237	395	1.7	220	0.93
Sep 2019	206	408	2.0	245	1.19
Sep 2018	210	432	2.1	269	1.28
Sep 2017	209	487	2.3	271	1.30
Sep 2016	206	420	2.0	235	1.14
Sep 2015	180	327	1.8	164	0.91
Sep 2014	169	309	1.8	151	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

231 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.737th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths24%41st of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.42

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	231	38.7	24%	52%	–
2024/25	232	39.9	28%	52%	–
2023/24	207	36.9	26%	51%	−0.42
2022/23	204	39.5	25%	49%	−0.23

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

University Academy HolbeachThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
University Academy Long Sutton
7.9 km · Lincolnshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
Spalding Academy
10.7 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Spalding High School
11.1 km · Lincolnshire

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 62.5Attainment 8 Selective
Spalding Grammar School
11.8 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 59.9Attainment 8 Selective
Thomas Middlecott Academy
13.7 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 27.6Attainment 8
Marshland High School
17.0 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
Cowley Academy
18.0 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
The Boston Grammar School
18.5 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.6applications per place 54.7Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137282 · 925/4001
Trust: University of Lincoln Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,400 pupils · 1,378 on roll
Free school meals: 35.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: Park Road, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 7PU
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

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