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Stamford Welland Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Green Lane, Stamford PE9 1HE · stamfordwellandacademy.org · 01780 761000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 648
- 90% of 720 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.6%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 117 families put the school first and 125 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 125 | 117 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 138 | 138 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 111 | 103 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 128 | 125 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 86 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 18.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼18.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.29 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.3 | +1.4 |
| Further education | 72.1 | −5.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 5.7 | +0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +4.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Stamford Welland Academy on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 50
- 9% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied