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Woodlands Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Special academy

Partney Road, Spilsby PE23 5EJ · woodlands-cit.co.uk · 01790 753902

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
5.1
average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
Pupils
83
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Free school meals
66.3%
First language not English
1.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 5.1, and 0% 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: 6.0 (England 46.3)6.02017/18: 10.1 (England 46.5)10.12018/19: 8.7 (England 46.7)8.72021/22: 8.9 (England 48.8)8.92022/23: 10.8 (England 46.3)10.82023/24: 4.6 (England 45.9)4.62024/25: 5.1 (England 46.0)5.1England 46.0

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134228)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Further education76.9+8.1
Not in a lasting destination23.1+10.6

Ofsted

Woodlands Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
17 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Dec 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jun 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2021Inadequate
    Quality of educationInadequate
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    SafeguardingNot effective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2015Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
79%
Replies
14
20% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼65% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼50% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●79% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 64% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲72% agreeEngland 68%

based on 14 parents (100%) with SEND

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