King Edward VI Academy
West End, Spilsby, PE23 5EW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Associate Principal
- Mr Mark Wilkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 138783
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01790753260
About this school
King Edward VI Academy is a secondary academy in Spilsby. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 357 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 87 | 81 | 79 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | 39.3 | 39.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.36 to +0.24 | -0.08 -0.39 to +0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 17.3% | 24.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 54.3% | 60.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 13.6% | 6.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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 King Edward VI 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 | 41.4 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 395 |
| 2024/25 | 380 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Edward VI Academy compares
King Edward VI Academy ranked 37th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.3 | 8.1% | 47.1% | 357 | — |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy | 60.5 | 6.2% | 14% | 565 | 6.5 miles |
| John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College | 36.2 | 9.8% | 52.7% | 650 | 6.8 miles |
| William Lovell Church of England Academy | 29.4 | 14.5% | 51.4% | 347 | 7.0 miles |
| The Banovallum School | 41.9 | 11% | 33.4% | 621 | 8.6 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle | 66.2 | 5.5% | 9.1% | 788 | 9.2 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)
- 47.11%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.05%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy6.5 miles
Secondary · Alford
-
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College6.8 miles
Secondary · Alford
-
William Lovell Church of England Academy7.0 miles
Secondary · Boston
-
The Banovallum School8.6 miles
Secondary · Horncastle
-
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle9.2 miles
Secondary · Horncastle
Other schools in Spilsby
- Great Steeping Primary School Primary
- Halton Holegate CofE Primary School Primary
- Partney Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Spilsby Primary School Primary
- Toynton All Saints Primary School Primary
- The Eresby School, Spilsby Academies
- Woodlands Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does King Edward VI Academy teach?
- King Edward VI Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Spilsby.
- Who is the associate principal of King Edward VI Academy?
- The associate principal of King Edward VI Academy is Mr Mark Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Edward VI Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Edward VI 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 big is King Edward VI Academy?
- King Edward VI Academy has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is King Edward VI Academy full?
- King Edward VI Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 357 on roll (85%), 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 King Edward VI Academy a faith school?
- No. King Edward VI Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is King Edward VI Academy a selective school?
- No. King Edward VI Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs King Edward VI Academy?
- King Edward VI Academy is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King Edward VI Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.4 in 2022/23 and 39.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Edward VI Academy rank locally?
- King Edward VI Academy ranked 37th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Edward VI Academy's absence rate?
- King Edward VI Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Edward VI Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Edward VI 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.