Best Schools in Spalding

How many schools are there in Spalding?

Spalding has 46 open schools: 34 state primary, 7 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 4 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Spalding are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Spalding were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Tudor Lodge Therapeutic School, Spalding High School, Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding, Tulip Academy, St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 85% of the 39 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Tudor Lodge Therapeutic SchoolSpalding High SchoolSpringwell Alternative Academy SpaldingTulip AcademySt Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Spalding get the best GCSE results?

Of the 6 schools in Spalding with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Spalding High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 62.5 and 86% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Spalding Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 59.9 and 77% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Cowley Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.3 and 31% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Spalding High SchoolSpalding Grammar SchoolCowley Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Spalding have the best SATs results?

Of the 30 primary schools in Spalding with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School (94% in reading, 100% in maths); Gosberton Academy (90% in reading, 90% in maths); and Sutton St James Community Primary School (92% in reading, 85% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary SchoolGosberton AcademySutton St James Community Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Spalding?

Yes. Spalding Grammar School and Spalding High School are state grammar schools in Spalding. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Spalding Grammar SchoolSpalding High School

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Do schools in Spalding have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Spalding have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Spalding?

Apply to Lincolnshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.