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Education in South Holland

District

The east of the East Midlands. 100,758 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 750 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for South Holland, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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South Holland had 48 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
48
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South Holland had 48 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: South Holland among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. South Holland is 48.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for South Holland. The map shows each one.

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Schools in South Holland

South Holland has 48 open schools: 36 primary, 6 secondary, 4 special, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
3
Good
12
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
1

17 of the 45 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2022 and June 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

14 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in South Holland

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School (October 2023), Spalding High School (November 2023), Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding (September 2023).

Primary (36)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Clough and Risegate Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1191Good (overall), June 202443% met KS2 standard
Deeping St Nicholas Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1170Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Fleet Wood Lane SchoolCommunity school4 to 11163Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met67% met KS2 standard
Gedney Church End Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1147Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures58% met KS2 standard
Gedney Drove End Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1133Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade33% met KS2 standard
Gosberton AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11137Good (overall), June 202380% met KS2 standard
Holbeach Bank Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 1184Good (overall), October 202223% met KS2 standard
Holbeach Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11309School remains Good, March 202353% met KS2 standard
Long Sutton County Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11420Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade32% met KS2 standard
Lutton St Nicholas Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11104Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
Monkshouse Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11446School remains Good, November 202360% met KS2 standard
Moulton Chapel Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1170Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met33% met KS2 standard
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1198School remains Good, April 202294% met KS2 standard
Shepeau Stow Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 1158Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
South View Community Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11427Good (overall), November 202360% met KS2 standard
Spalding Parish Church of England Day SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 11537Good (overall), June 202452% met KS2 standard
Spalding Primary AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11407Good (overall), February 202453% met KS2 standard
St Bartholomews CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1185Requires improvement (overall), June 202444% met KS2 standard
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11204Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade52% met KS2 standard
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, SpaldingAcademy sponsor led2 to 11209Good (overall), June 202439% met KS2 standard
Surfleet Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 1156Good (overall), June 202447% met KS2 standard
Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11204Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
Sutton St James Community Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11140Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met77% met KS2 standard
The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1185Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11259Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade41% met KS2 standard
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1160Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school3 to 1148Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11309Good (overall), April 202468% met KS2 standard
The John Harrox Primary School, MoultonCommunity school5 to 11268Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade65% met KS2 standard
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11390Good (overall), February 202458% met KS2 standard
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11415School remains Good, April 202367% met KS2 standard
The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11109Outstanding (overall), October 202379% met KS2 standard
Weston Hills CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11135Good (overall), November 202359% met KS2 standard
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led4 to 1161Standards maintained, May 2025
Whaplode Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11186School remains Good, May 202250% met KS2 standard
Wygate Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11272Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade77% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Cowley AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16621Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 44.3
Spalding AcademyAcademy converter11 to 191,486Standards maintained, April 2025Attainment 8: 44.1
Spalding Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,023Good (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 59.9
Spalding High SchoolCommunity school11 to 18970Outstanding (overall), November 2023Attainment 8: 62.5
University Academy HolbeachAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,378Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 38.7
University Academy Long SuttonAcademy sponsor led11 to 16708Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvementAttainment 8: 34.0

Special (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Gosberton House AcademyAcademy special converter2 to 1197Standards maintained, June 2025
Three ChestnutsOther independent special school11 to 1611No outcome in Ofsted's file
Tudor Lodge Therapeutic SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1631No outcome in Ofsted's file
Tulip AcademyAcademy special converter2 to 19238Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Ayscoughfee Hall SchoolOther independent school3 to 11135Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Springwell Alternative Academy SpaldingFree schools alternative provision4 to 1649Outstanding (overall), September 2023

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.