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King Edward VI Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

West End, Spilsby PE23 5EW · kingedwardacademy.co.uk · 01790 753260

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.3
average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
357
85% of 420 places
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
47.6%
First language not English
3.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The David Ross Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 87 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: 69 (Places 86)69September 2023: 59 (Places 73)59September 2024: 42 (Places 71)42September 2025: 48 (Places 65)48September 2026: 60 (Places 87)60Places 87
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202687600.7100%
September 2025Sept 202565480.7100%
September 2024Sept 202471420.6100%
September 2023Sept 202373590.8100%
September 2022Sept 202286690.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.3, and 24.1% 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

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 37.6 (England 46.3)37.62017/18: 38.4 (England 46.5)38.42018/19: 38.4 (England 46.7)38.42021/22: 39.9 (England 48.8)39.92022/23: 41.4 (England 46.3)41.42023/24: 39.3 (England 45.9)39.32024/25: 39.3 (England 46.0)39.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.346.0
▼24.1%45.4%
▼60.8%64.8%
▼6.3%40.5%
▼3.364.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form3.7−30.3
Sixth form college3.7—
Further education77.8+25.2
Apprenticeship3.7−1.5
Employment3.7+0.6
Not in a lasting destination4.9+1.8
Activity not captured2.5+1.5

Ofsted

King Edward VI Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
24 Jan 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

23% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
23%
Replies
48
12% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼32% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼38% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼40% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼50% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼36% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼23% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼31% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼50% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼73% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼17% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼21% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 94% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼12% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 67% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼41% agreeEngland 68%

based on 12 parents (25%) with SEND

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