Overall Oxbridge
#766
3 ranked schools · +148 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
11
Offers
3
Offer rate27.3%
+4.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Spalding
A Fenland market town whose annual Flower Parade, first held in 1959 to celebrate the region's tulip production and centuries-old ties to the Netherlands, once drew crowds of more than 100,000, Spalding sits at the administrative centre of the South Holland district on the River Welland in Lincolnshire. The parade was revived in 2022, and tulip fields still define the surrounding countryside each spring. Around 31,000 people live in the town today. Wygate Park to the west and Gosberton to the north extend the family-friendly residential fringe. East Midlands Railway services run from Spalding station to Peterborough in around twenty-five minutes, with the line continuing to Lincoln.
Quadring, a village parish lying south of the town, is among the most sought-after addresses for primary catchments.
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Special
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of which5sixth forms·2grammar·12faith45 total
Area Performance
Spalding schools rank in the top 67% of England
Across 45 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.84/10, -0.56 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
11% Elite
Distribution across all Spalding schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Spalding vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 67%
Across all ranked Spalding schools
Top 69%Primaryavg #10,328 of 14,978
Top 61%Secondaryavg #2,359 of 3,861
Top 58%Sixth formavg #1,491 of 2,554
Primary schools: 34 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.64 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,328
-19 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 69% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
55%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.64 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#10,328
-19 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 69% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
55%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 6 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.66 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,359
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 61% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
42%
-14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.0
+6.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.66 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,359
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 61% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
42%
-14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
46.0
+6.9 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 5 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.10 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,491
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 58% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
17%
-8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
48%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.10 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,491
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 58% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
17%
-8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
48%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
4
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#612
3 ranked schools · +161 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
7
Offers
3
Offer rate42.9%
+13.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Spalding
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Spalding
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Spalding
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School profiles in Spalding
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