Academy converter · Lincolnshire

Stamford Welland Academy

11–18Ages
648Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137600URN

Green Lane, Stamford Welland Academy, Stamford, PE9 1HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

227 applications for 125 places · 35th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.2of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

30th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 5 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
21 September 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

227 applications · 125 places offered · 117 named it first

2026 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.7; 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	125	227	1.8	117	0.94
Sep 2025	138	241	1.8	138	1.00
Sep 2024	111	191	1.7	103	0.93
Sep 2023	128	222	1.7	125	0.98
Sep 2022	86	169	2.0	79	0.92
Sep 2021	135	159	1.2	76	0.56
Sep 2020	82	154	1.9	69	0.84
Sep 2019	131	217	1.7	124	0.95
Sep 2018	117	193	1.7	105	0.90
Sep 2017	108	180	1.7	103	0.95
Sep 2016	64	146	2.3	61	0.95
Sep 2015	71	162	2.3	69	0.97
Sep 2014	39	104	2.7	38	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

115 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.230th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%34th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.01

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	115	41.2	28%	47%	–
2024/25	83	39.7	18%	51%	–
2023/24	122	40.6	25%	51%	−0.01
2022/23	113	42.5	34%	50%	+0.03

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

Stamford Welland AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Casterton College Rutland
3.0 km · Rutland

Good2023

2.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Arthur Mellows Village College
12.3 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
The Deepings School
12.5 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Bourne Grammar School
13.5 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place 67.2Attainment 8 Selective
Ken Stimpson Academy
14.5 km · Peterborough

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Bourne Academy
14.7 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Queen Katharine Academy
15.4 km · Peterborough

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 32.5Attainment 8
Jack Hunt Academy
16.5 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.6applications per place 45.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137600 · 925/4067
Trust: Meridian Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 720 pupils · 648 on roll
Free school meals: 37.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2011
Replaced: Stamford Queen Eleanor School (URN 120657)
Address: Green Lane, Stamford Welland Academy, Stamford, PE9 1HE
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

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