Education

The University Academy Long Sutton is ‘welcoming and caring’, says its latest Ofsted report. But it was still rated as ‘requires improvement’ by inspectors who noted it has already ‘improved in many areas.’“Everyone is delighted to be judged as a welcoming and caring school and is pleased to announce significant improvements since academy conversion,” said principal Liam Davé.“Under new leadership ...

Further places for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities will be created with the expansion of Gosberton House Academy. There is a high demand for special school places, and more than 50 per cent of schools are already well over their capacity, says a report by developer Kier to Lincolnshire County Council.Less than 30 per cent of SEND pupils ...

A new school in Spalding has been rated as Outstanding across the board after its first inspection. The Springwell Alternative Academy has pupils aged from four to 16 and is a school offering alternative provision.It opened in 2019 in the former South Holland Sixth Form centre, Matmore Gate.An Ofsted inspection was carried out in September and the glowing report published ...

Pupils at University Academy Long Sutton (UALS) were given a glimpse into possible futures at a careers day. There were 716 pupils in attendance from Year 7 to 11.Pupils spent the day with 48 external providers, who discussed their career paths and opportunities with their companies including apprenticeships and future employment, companies included Morrisons, Bakkavor, HSBC, Coveris, Chandlers, and Ford ...

Spalding Academy staff are celebrating after being named the top non-selective school in Lincolnshire. The Department of Education has released its Progress Eight scores as a benchmark to show how schools are doing from Key Stage Two to Key Stage Four.Spalding is the highest ranked public school and third overall only behind Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School and The King’s ...

Lincolnshire County Council faces significant challenges as it seeks to further reduce its carbon footprint, particularly in schools, a new report reveals. The authority’s Carbon Report for 2022-23, presented to the council’s Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, shows that schools are the leading gas consumers, greenhouse gas emitters, and oil consumers in the county compared to any other ...

Eight new classrooms have been opened at Spalding Academy. Lincolnshire County Council spent more than £3 million for the new teaching block to be taken over by the business and geography departments.The school has increased the number of Year 7 students it takes in from 270 to 300.The building was officially opened by the Sir John Hayes MP and county ...

A South Holland-based company providing care for people with learning disabilities requires improvement according to a Care Quality Commission report. Domiciliary Care Agency East Area, operated by Achieve Together Ltd, is a supported living service for younger adults and is based at Fleet Road, Fleet.“Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive personal ...

A bid to renovate a school’s playground has begun with pupils, staff and parents looking to raise £50,000. The Friends of Pinchbeck East Primary Academy is looking to improve the area.It’s started by getting hands-on, spending last weekend building planters in the Key Stage One playground.But the group has impressive plans and is looking to hear from businesses and individuals ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes has been to Forest School. He went on one of the lessons designed to promote the awareness of nature on a visit to St Paul’s Primary School in Spalding.He joined the Early Years pupils for the Forest School lesson and held a question and answer session with year five pupils.“It’s a ...

A Spalding school is heading towards an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade according to its latest inspection report. Wygate Primary Academy has inspirational leaders with high expectations for all its pupils, says the report“There is enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if we were to carry out a graded inspection now.The school’s next inspection ...

A mum is embarking on a new career as an adult nurse after taking her GCSE England at the Spalding campus of Boston College. Magnolia Pallister, said she was incredibly happy to have achieved a grade 5 in GCSE English. “After having a baby and being made redundant from banking, I decided the time was right for a career change,” ...

Students and staff at Cowley Academy in Donington are celebrating an ‘improved and positive’ set of examination results. The school is particularly pleased with the results for the core subjects of Maths, English and Science, where students have performed positively. Other highlights include students achieving very good grades in BTEC Performing Arts, GCSE History and both the GCSE and BTEC ...

Spalding High School students earned over 1,500 qualifications in what was branded ‘phenomenal’ GCSE results. There were 45 per cent of students who were graded seven to nine; the very highest grades possible. That’s in comparison with the national Grade 7-9 attainment rate of 21.6 per cent and regional rate of 18.5 per cent at Grades 7-9. Students who achieved ...

Spalding Academy has had ‘record breaking’ results, the trust that oversee it says. The South Lincolnshire Academies Trust says the school has improved on pre-pandemic results. A trust spokesman said: “Students and staff at Spalding Academy are celebrating another set of exceptional examination results, having achieved their highest set of GCSE and vocational results this year. “Exam outcomes have indicated ...

There were 92 per cent of students who earned at least one A* to C grade at University Academy Holbeach. The school has also hailed that all students that wanted to go to University have been able to do so.A spokesman for the school said: “University Academy Holbeach would like to congratulate all our learners on their results for A-Level, ...

Spalding Grammar School has hailed it successes among some of the toughest conditions to sit A Levels. A spokesman for the Grammar School said: “For a cohort that didn’t experience GCSE examinations and also weren’t given the additional preparation help for A Levels that last year’s cohort were given, there have been a great many pleasing performances by students this ...

Spalding High School is celebrating itss A* and A*-B grades after an excellent set of results. Students had nine per cent of all grades awarded A* and 60 per cent at least a B depsite government mark downs.Many subjects achieved above 60% A-B grades, including Art and Design (87%), Criminology (78%), Drama and Theatre Studies (60%), English Language (63%), French ...

A two-phase programme of expansion will see a South Holland primary school increase by more than 100 pupils. And an ‘exceptionally fine’ example of a Maidenhair tree is to be spared after initial design plans were amended.The original plan at the William Stukeley Primary School in Holbeach, had seen the tree, a ginko bilboa, earmarked for removal, but it is ...

A primary school that had previously been told it requires improvement has now been rated good by inspectors. Gosberton Academy was also rated outstanding for its early years provision following the Ofsted inspection on June 14 and 15.“Pupils are proud to belong to this welcoming and inclusive school,” the report into the school which is part of the Voyage Education ...