Tulip Academy
Neville Avenue, Spalding, PE11 2EH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tina Cox
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 142667
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Telephone
- 01775725566
About this school
Tulip Academy is a special academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tulip 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 28 | 32 | 38 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Tulip 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.29%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 32.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding0.3 miles
Free Schools · Spalding
-
Ayscoughfee Hall School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Spalding
-
Tudor Lodge Therapeutic School3.9 miles
Special schools · Spalding
-
Gosberton House Academy5.9 miles
Academies · Spalding
-
Three Chestnuts6.1 miles
Special schools · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
- Gosberton House Academy Academies
- Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding Free Schools
- Three Chestnuts Special schools
- Tudor Lodge Therapeutic School Special schools
- 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
- Holbeach Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Tulip Academy teach?
- Tulip Academy teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Tulip Academy?
- The headteacher of Tulip Academy is Mrs Tina Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tulip Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tulip 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 Tulip Academy?
- Tulip Academy has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Tulip Academy full?
- Tulip Academy has capacity for 230 pupils and 238 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Tulip Academy a faith school?
- No. Tulip Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Tulip Academy part of an academy trust?
- Tulip Academy is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tulip Academy have?
- The schools register lists Tulip Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Tulip Academy's absence rate?
- Tulip Academy's overall absence rate is 12% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tulip Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tulip 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 2 July 2026.