Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe, Mablethorpe

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).

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

Of the 8 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 50% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college.

81.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 43 pupils (87.8%) received SEN support and 3 (6.1%) 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.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barton Court (adjacent), 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 101 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.