Spalding Academy

Type
Secondary Modern
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Head of School - Glenn Martin
Address

Neville Avenue
Spalding
Lincs
PE11 2EJ

Telephone
01775 722484
School email address
enquiries@spaldingacademy.org.uk
School website
Church school
No
Category
Academy
Total number 11 to 16
1410
Admission authority
Academy trust
Published admission number
322
2025 oversubscription criteria

Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.

  1. Looked After Child including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
  2. Sibling on roll at time of application.
  3. Children of staff members employed by the school.
  4. Nearest non-selective school measured by straight line distance.
  5. Straight line distance from home to school, with those living closest having priority.

If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted.

See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

2026 oversubscription criteria

Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.

  1. Looked After Child including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted
  2. Sibling on roll at time of application.
  3. Children of staff members employed by the school.
  4. Nearest non-selective school measured by straight line distance.
  5. Straight line distance from home to school, with those living closest having priority.

If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted.

See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

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Department for Education Number
9254035
Last place offered 2026 admissions round

The last applicant offered a place lives 2.431 straight line miles from the school.

This application was ranked under criterion 4, which is Spalding Academy being their nearest school, then ranked by the measure of straight line distance from the applicant's home address to the school, with priority given to those who live closest.