Spalding High School
Stonegate, Spalding, PE11 2PJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michele Anderson
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 996
- Pupils on roll
- 970
- URN
- 120642
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01775722110
About this school
Spalding High School is a girls' community secondary school in Spalding. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 970 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Spalding High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 149 | 148 | 146 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.3 | 65.1 | 63.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.52 +0.29 to +0.76 | +0.63 +0.39 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 85% | 83.8% | 75.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 97.3% | 93.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 88.5% | 82.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Spalding High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64.3 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.1 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 965 |
| 2023/24 | 940 |
| 2024/25 | 948 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spalding High School compares
Spalding High School ranked 6th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63 | 5.5% | 11.7% | 970 | — |
| Spalding Academy | 45.3 | 7.1% | 26.6% | 1,486 | 0.3 miles |
| Spalding Grammar School | 58.8 | 4.9% | 10.4% | 1,023 | 0.5 miles |
| University Academy Holbeach | 39.9 | 9.9% | 32.8% | 1,378 | 6.9 miles |
| Cowley Academy | 36.5 | 8.9% | 35.9% | 621 | 8.8 miles |
| Bourne Academy | 47.2 | 7.4% | 23.9% | 1,573 | 9.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.66%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 11.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spalding Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Spalding
-
Spalding Grammar School0.5 miles
Secondary · Spalding
-
University Academy Holbeach6.9 miles
Secondary · Spalding
-
Cowley Academy8.8 miles
Secondary · Spalding
-
Bourne Academy9.5 miles
Secondary · Bourne
Other schools in Spalding
Spalding High School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Spalding.
- Cowley Academy Secondary
- Spalding Academy Secondary
- Spalding Grammar School Secondary
- University Academy Holbeach Secondary
- University Academy Long Sutton Secondary
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Primary
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Fleet Wood Lane School Primary
- Gedney Church End Primary Academy Primary
- Gedney Drove End Primary School Primary
- Gosberton Academy Primary
- Holbeach Bank Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Spalding High School teach?
- Spalding High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Spalding High School?
- The headteacher of Spalding High School is Mrs Michele Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Spalding High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spalding High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Spalding High School?
- Spalding High School has 970 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Spalding High School full?
- Spalding High School has capacity for 996 pupils and 970 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Spalding High School a faith school?
- No. Spalding High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Spalding High School a selective school?
- Yes. Spalding High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Spalding High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.3 in 2022/23 and 63 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spalding High School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Spalding High School ranked 6th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spalding High School's absence rate?
- Spalding High School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spalding High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spalding High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.