Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Matmore Gate, Spalding, PE11 2PN
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Ashcroft-Day
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- URN
- 144763
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01775662900
About this school
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding is a special academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 49 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tulip Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Spalding
-
Ayscoughfee Hall School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Spalding
-
Tudor Lodge Therapeutic School4.0 miles
Special schools · Spalding
-
Gosberton House Academy6.1 miles
Academies · Spalding
-
Three Chestnuts6.2 miles
Special schools · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
- Gosberton House Academy Academies
- Three Chestnuts Special schools
- Tudor Lodge Therapeutic School Special schools
- Tulip Academy Academies
- 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 year groups does Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding teach?
- Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding?
- The headteacher of Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding is Mrs Lisa Ashcroft-Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding, 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 Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding?
- Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding has 49 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding full?
- Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding has capacity for 63 pupils and 49 on roll (78%), 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 Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding a faith school?
- No. Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding?
- Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.