Stamford Welland Academy
Green Lane, Stamford, PE9 1HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Victoria Lloyd
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 648
- URN
- 137600
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01780761000
About this school
Stamford Welland Academy is a secondary academy in Stamford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 648 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stamford Welland Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 113 | 122 | 83 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 40.6 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.23 to +0.30 | -0.01 -0.27 to +0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 25.4% | 18.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 50.8% | 50.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48% | 41.8% | 10.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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 Stamford Welland Academy 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 | 42.5 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 558 |
| 2023/24 | 583 |
| 2024/25 | 597 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stamford Welland Academy compares
Stamford Welland Academy ranked 35th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 8.4% | 37.5% | 648 | — |
| Casterton College Rutland | 48.7 | 7.2% | 17% | 857 | 1.8 miles |
| Arthur Mellows Village College | 46.5 | 8.1% | 19% | 1,672 | 7.6 miles |
| The Deepings School | 38.6 | 9.1% | 27.5% | 967 | 7.8 miles |
| Bourne Grammar School | 68.6 | 4.8% | 6.9% | 1,718 | 8.4 miles |
| Ken Stimpson Academy | 41.7 | 8.5% | 36.2% | 996 | 9.0 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)
- 37.52%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.37%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Casterton College Rutland1.8 miles
Secondary · Stamford
-
Arthur Mellows Village College7.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
The Deepings School7.8 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Bourne Grammar School8.4 miles
Secondary · Bourne
-
Ken Stimpson Academy9.0 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Stamford
- Casterton College Rutland Secondary
- Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Great Casterton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ketton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School Primary
- Ryhall CofE Academy Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St George's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Bluecoat School Primary
- The Uffington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Meadows View School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Stamford Welland Academy teach?
- Stamford Welland Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stamford.
- Who is the principal of Stamford Welland Academy?
- The principal of Stamford Welland Academy is Mrs Victoria Lloyd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stamford Welland Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stamford Welland Academy, 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 Stamford Welland Academy?
- Stamford Welland Academy has 648 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Stamford Welland Academy full?
- Stamford Welland Academy has capacity for 720 pupils and 648 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stamford Welland Academy a faith school?
- No. Stamford Welland Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Stamford Welland Academy a selective school?
- No. Stamford Welland Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Stamford Welland Academy part of an academy trust?
- Stamford Welland Academy is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stamford Welland Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 39.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stamford Welland Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Stamford Welland Academy ranked 35th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stamford Welland Academy's absence rate?
- Stamford Welland Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stamford Welland Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stamford Welland Academy'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 1 July 2026.