Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
Seaholme Road, Mablethorpe, LN12 2DF
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Ashcroft-Day
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Wellspring Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- URN
- 147196
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01507430580
About this school
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe is a special academy in Mablethorpe. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 49 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe 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 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76.6%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bernard's School10.5 miles
Academies · Louth
-
Mablethorpe Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Mablethorpe
-
Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Mablethorpe
-
Theddlethorpe Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Mablethorpe
-
Huttoft Primary & Nursery School4.9 miles
Primary · Alford
Other schools in Mablethorpe
- Mablethorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Sutton-on-Sea Community Primary School Primary
- Theddlethorpe Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe teach?
- Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Mablethorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe?
- The headteacher of Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe is Mrs Lisa Ashcroft-Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe, 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 Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe?
- Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe has 49 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe full?
- Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe 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 Mablethorpe a faith school?
- No. Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe has no designated religious character.
- Is Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe a selective school?
- No. Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe part of an academy trust?
- Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe 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 Mablethorpe 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 Mablethorpe. 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.