Spalding High SchoolSpalding Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Spalding.
Summary of the comparison
Spalding High School and Spalding Grammar School are secondary schools in Spalding.
Spalding High School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Spalding Grammar School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Spalding High School is ahead on our composite score.
Spalding High School was judged Outstanding and Spalding Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 63.0 for Spalding High School and 58.8 for Spalding Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Spalding High School (67.6 in 2021-22, 63.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Spalding Grammar School (63.7 in 2021-22, 58.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SpaldingSpalding High School | SpaldingSpalding Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B79/100Stronger figure | C69/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 54 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 9th of 54 in Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 948 | 995 | |
| Capacity | 996 | 1,070 | |
| Location | Spalding, PE11 2PJ | Spalding, PE11 2XH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 63.0 Stronger figure | 58.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75.3% Stronger figure | 75.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 93.8% | 95.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 82.2% Stronger figure | 62.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.99 Stronger figure | 5.32 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 146 | 145 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 89 | 115 | |
| A-level average points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 34.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.5 Stronger figure | 34.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.1% | 15.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 948 | 995 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.7% | 10.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.9% | 9.9% | |
| SEN support | 14.1% | 6.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.6% | 0.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% | 4.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.1% | 10.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Spalding High School
Spalding Grammar School
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