OFSTED
27 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools alternative provision
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
49
49 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
17
34.7% of pupils
Male pupils
32
65.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
56.8 pts
above England
School
81.6%
East Lindsey
37.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.3 pts
below England
School
2.0%
East Lindsey
3.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Lindsey
2.4%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.9%
47
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
93.9%
46 of
49 pupils
73.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
73.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
75.4%
4.4 pts
below England
Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
75.4%
East Lindsey
73.0%
East Midlands
78.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.