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Three Chestnuts

Special · ages 11-16MixedIndependent11 pupilsSpaldingLincolnshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places25 spare11 pupils, 36 places
Pupils on roll11Census January 2024

Three Chestnuts is an independent special school in Spalding for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 11 pupils and room for 36.

Fen Road, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 8QD0333 600 6600Melanie Sales headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

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Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll11Census January 2024
Places3631% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%11 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls8 / 3

The area around the school

Local crime rate63 per 1,000 people31% lower than the England average
Typical house price£235,000South Holland
Nearest bus stop850 mTudor Way, 0 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England0.9 miles309Good 202465Compare
University Academy HolbeachAcademy1.3 miles1,378No overall grade 202416Compare
Holbeach Primary AcademyAcademy1.3 miles309Good 202327Compare
Whaplode Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.7 miles186Good 202227Compare
Fleet Wood Lane SchoolCouncil2.0 miles163Report card 202616Compare
Tudor Lodge Therapeutic SchoolIndependent2.2 miles31Not inspected–Compare
Holbeach Bank Primary AcademyAcademy2.6 miles84Good 20229Compare
Gedney Church End Primary AcademyAcademy3.1 miles47Inadequate 20238Compare
All schools in LincolnshireAll schools in SpaldingBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Three Chestnuts a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Three Chestnuts yet.

How many pupils does Three Chestnuts have?

11 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 36 places, so it is 31% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Fen Road, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 8QD
Telephone
0333 600 6600
Headteacher
Melanie Sales
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward
Whaplode and Holbeach St John's
Constituency
South Holland and The Deepings
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
19 May 2025 (new provision)
URN
151553 · LAESTAB 9256070 · UKPRN 10101549
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from