Spalding High School

Spalding High School is performing exceptionally well, maintaining its outstanding status across all assessed areas, except for the sixth-form provision, which is rated as good. The school has not undergone a routine inspection since 2009, reflecting its consistent high standards of education and pupil support. Students thrive in an aspirational culture, demonstrating exemplary behavior and a strong sense of community. The school has effectively supported pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring their full participation in school life.

Strengths

• High aspiration culture supporting pupil achievement
• Excellent relationships between staff and students
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• A strong focus on reading development
• Engagement in diverse extracurricular activities
• Proactive approach to personal development and citizenship
• Governors actively challenge and support the school
• Comprehensive professional development for staff

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for sixth-form students in personal, social, health, citizenship and economic education

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Spalding High School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 11.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.0% of pupils at Spalding High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Spalding High School had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.4% of pupils at Spalding High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Spalding High School received £7,259 and spent £7,382 for each of its 970 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £188,000 (£194 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Spalding High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Spalding High School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Spalding High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Spalding High School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Spalding High School have?

Spalding High School has 970 pupils on roll.

What age range does Spalding High School cover?

Spalding High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Spalding High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 62.5, and 86% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Spalding High School?

Spalding High School is at Stonegate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2PJ.