Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding is a free schools alternative provision in Spalding for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 49 pupils and room for 63. About 78 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Matmore Gate, Spalding, PE11 2PN01775 662900springwellalternativeacademyspalding.co.ukMrs Lisa Ashcroft-Day headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (46), Moderate learning difficulty (2), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 49 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 21 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 78% | 62% | 55% | 49% | 42% | 38% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 12% | 20% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 19% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 78% | 87% | 71% | 65% | 81% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 22% | 13% | 29% | 35% | 19% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 9 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 78% | 50% | 46% |
| Education | 78% | 33% | 31% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| Not in education, work or training | 11% | 50% | 46% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding High School | Council (grammar) | 160 m | 970 | Outstanding 2023 | 94 | Compare |
| Spalding Academy | Academy | 370 m | 1,486 | Not inspected | 61 | Compare |
| Spalding Parish Church of England Day School | Academy | 370 m | 537 | Good 2024 | 23 | Compare |
| Tulip Academy | Academy | 480 m | 238 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Ayscoughfee Hall School | Independent | 850 m | 135 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Spalding Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 900 m | 1,023 | Good 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding | Academy | 0.8 miles | 209 | Good 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 204 | No overall grade 2025 | 26 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding a good school?
Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in September 2023.
What is Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding outstanding at its last full inspection on 26 September 2023.
How many pupils does Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding have?
49 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 63 places, so it is 78% full.
Does Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Matmore Gate, Spalding, PE11 2PN
- Telephone
- 01775 662900
- Website
- springwellalternativeacademyspalding.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Ashcroft-Day
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Wellspring Academy Trust (33 schools)
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Spalding St Mary's
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2019
- URN
- 144763 · LAESTAB 9251112 · UKPRN 10068141
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.