Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln, Lincoln

Across Lincolnshire, 85% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Lincolnshire lodged 647 appeals against secondary school offers; 548 reached a hearing and 267 succeeded (48.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln are Lincoln Christ's Hospital School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.8); Lincoln Castle Academy (0.8 miles, Attainment 8 40); Lincoln UTC (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.8); and Lincolnshire Secure Unit (1.4 miles).

Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln is one of 33 schools run by Wellspring Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 11 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 27% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college and 27% into work.

78.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 74 pupils (88.1%) received SEN support and 10 (11.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Lincoln Central Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 375 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln are St Giles Academy (0.1 miles), Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy (0.3 miles), Ermine Primary Academy (0.5 miles) and The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.