Tulip Academy
Tulip Academy is a special academy in Spalding for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 238 pupils, 8 more than it has places for. About 51 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Neville Avenue, Spalding, PE11 2EH01775 725566Mrs Tina Cox headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 June 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
38 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 38 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | – | – | – | – | 1.7 | 1.9 | 46.2 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | – | – | – | -2.23 | -1.79 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% | 43% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | – | – | – | – | 8% | 4% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | – | – | – | – | 0.11 | 0.18 | 4.07 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% | 37% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | – | – | – | – | 1.9 | 2.6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | – | – | – | – | 1.6 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | 0.3 | – | – |
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
2 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 2 | 5 | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Lincolnshire with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (89), language and communications needs (48), Moderate learning difficulty (32), Other difficulty or disability (15), Severe learning difficulty (12), Specific learning difficulty (12).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 238 | 215 | 214 | 210 | 137 | 137 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 50% | 55% | 54% | 47% | 45% | 39% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 11% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 5% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 88.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 12.0% | 13.0% | 11.2% | 8.2% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 7.6% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 7.2% | 3.3% | 5.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.4% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 32.4% | 38.1% | 31.2% | 21.6% | 10.5% | 19.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 10.7 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 4.4 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 28 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 96% | 89% | 80% | 93% |
| Education | 96% | 89% | 80% | 93% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 4% | 12% | 8% | 0% |
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 special 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 Academy | Academy | 110 m | 1,486 | Not inspected | 61 | Compare |
| Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding | Free schools alternative provision | 480 m | 49 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Spalding High School | Council (grammar) | 560 m | 970 | Outstanding 2023 | 94 | Compare |
| St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding | Academy | 840 m | 209 | Good 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| Spalding Parish Church of England Day School | Academy | 850 m | 537 | Good 2024 | 23 | Compare |
| Spalding Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 0.7 miles | 1,023 | Good 2024 | 84 | Compare |
| Ayscoughfee Hall School | Independent | 0.7 miles | 135 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 204 | No overall grade 2025 | 26 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Tulip Academy a good school?
Tulip Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in June 2025.
What is Tulip Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tulip Academy not judged at its last full inspection on 10 June 2025.
How many pupils does Tulip Academy have?
238 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 230 places, so it is 103% full.
What is attendance like at Tulip Academy?
Pupils were in school 88.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 32% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Tulip Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Tulip Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Neville Avenue, Spalding, PE11 2EH
- Telephone
- 01775 725566
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tina Cox
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Community Inclusive Trust (19 schools)
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Spalding St Paul's
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 March 2016 (academy converter)
- URN
- 142667 · LAESTAB 9257009 · UKPRN 10055671
- Formerly
- The Garth School, The Priory School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- 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.
- 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.