Lincolnshire
Spalding Grammar School
GCSE results 2026: every Lincolnshire school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 59.9 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 59.9
- Attainment 8
- 77%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.30
- Progress 8
- [0.06, 0.54]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 146 | 153 | 123 (80%) | 271 |
| September 2025 | 147 | 151 | 116 (77%) | 262 |
| September 2024 | 149 | 170 | 130 (76%) | 246 |
| September 2023 | 149 | 173 | 131 (76%) | 247 |
| September 2022 | 139 | 148 | 126 (85%) | 233 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Lincolnshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 126 | Not published | Not published | 31% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 98 | Not published | Not published | 34% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 109 | 2% England 1% | 28% England 18% | 37% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 116 | 3% England 1% | 30% England 15% | 39% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 117 | 1% England 1% | 21% England 16% | 25% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 141 | 1% England 1% | 17% England 14% | 25% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Verbal Reasoning test - Saturday 12 September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test - Saturday 19 September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
The Year 7 Admissions Test involves a Verbal Reasoning test and a Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test, held on adjacent Saturday mornings at the School.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Open events
Admissions
Registration for 11+ tests for entry September 2027
Source · checked 27 October 2026
There is an admission limit of 150 in each year spread over five forms of entry. If more than 150 pupils
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Priority Area Map
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions pageAdmission policyTest informationSixth form
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Spalding Grammar School
- How good are Spalding Grammar School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 59.9, against 47.6 across England. 20.8% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Spalding Grammar School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 34.2 points per A-level entry (an average grade of C+). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Spalding Grammar School?
- For September 2026, 153 families put it first for 146 Year 7 places: 1.0 first choices per place. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many Spalding Grammar School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 1.7% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 23.6% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 149 | 59.9 | — | 77.2% | 20.8% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 145 | 58.8 | — | 75.2% | — | 62.8% | 5.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 149 | 59.8 | +0.30 | 75.8% | — | 56.4% | 5.3 |
| 2022/2023 | 124 | 60.9 | +0.44 | 77.4% | — | 61.3% | 5.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 122 | 63.7 | +0.27 | — | — | 59.0% | 5.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lincolnshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 139304 |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headmaster Michele Anderson |
| Trust | SPALDING GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | PE11 2XH |
| Pupils | 995 |
| FSM eligible | 8.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Priory Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2XH
http://www.spaldinggrammar.lincs.sch.uk1775765800| DfE number | 4603 |
| UKPRN | 10040292 |
| Opened | 1 Feb 2013 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 21 Mar 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 6 Feb 2024 |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2024 |