Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding, Spalding

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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 Spalding are Spalding High School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 62.5); Spalding Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.1); and Spalding Grammar School (0.6 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 59.9).

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

Of the 13 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 23% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college and 8% into work.

77.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (89.8%) received SEN support and 5 (10.2%) 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 Spalding Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High School (adjacent), 260 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 182 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.

The primary schools closest to Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding are Spalding Parish Church of England Day School (0.2 miles); St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding (0.8 miles); St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1 mile); and The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.