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University Academy Holbeach

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Park Road, Holbeach, Spalding PE12 7PU · universityacademyholbeach.org · 01406 423042

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.9
average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,378
98% of 1,400 places
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
35.3%
First language not English
10.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
University of Lincoln Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 232 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 196 (Places 232)196September 2023: 228 (Places 234)228September 2024: 208 (Places 234)208September 2025: 198 (Places 231)198September 2026: 195 (Places 232)195Places 232
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262321950.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252311980.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242342080.9100%
September 2023Sept 2023234228194%
September 2022Sept 20222321960.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.9, and 28.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 41.9 (England 46.3)41.92017/18: 40.3 (England 46.5)40.32018/19: 44.4 (England 46.7)44.42021/22: 45.0 (England 48.8)45.02022/23: 39.5 (England 46.3)39.52023/24: 36.9 (England 45.9)36.92024/25: 39.9 (England 46.0)39.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.946.0
▼28.4%45.4%
▼52.2%64.8%
▼16.4%40.5%
▼3.404.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form50.2−8.9
Further education31.9+5.5
Other education1+0.5
Apprenticeship5.8−0.9
Employment2.4−0.5
Not in a lasting destination5.3+1.5
Activity not captured3.4+2.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 22.2 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 28.2 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 27.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 30.0 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 38.7 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 26.1 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 22.8 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 24.8 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
19 studentsD+ (24.8)Average -0.29
19 studentsD+ (24.8)Average -0.29
14 studentsMerit+ (29.6)Average -0.40
11 studentsL2Merit (5.9)—
0%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2425D+ (22.8)-0.61
2022/2325C- (26.1)—
2021/2228B (38.7)—
2018/1927C (30)+0.12
2017/1836C- (27)+0.07
2016/1725C- (28.2)+0.30
2015/1627D+ (22.2)-0.24

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University16−16.8
Further and other education3.1−0.7
Further education0.8−1.4
Other education2.3+0.8
Apprenticeship15.3−6.3
Employment32.8+10.4
Not in a lasting destination23.7+10.3
Activity not captured9.2+3.2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected University Academy Holbeach on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
12 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (148 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
66%
Replies
148
11% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼69% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼73% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼59% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼69% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼40% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼61% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼81% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼47% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼51% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼35% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 54% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼37% agreeEngland 67%

based on 47 parents (32%) with SEND

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