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Stamford Welland Academy

URN
137600
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Stamford Welland Academy
URN
137600
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

55 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

38

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

53

Destinations

51

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#37 of 43 schools in Lincolnshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Your decision briefing for Stamford Welland Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
17 October 2021
Inspection date
21 September 2021
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 17 October 2021

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 17 October 2021

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

138

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

241

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

138

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.75×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Lincolnshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Lincolnshire)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stamfordwellandacademy.org/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Lincolnshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

39.7

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

18.1%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

50.6%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

10.8%

EBacc achievement

Location

PE9 1HE - Green Lane, Stamford, Lincolnshire

Contact details

Address
Green Lane, Stamford, Lincolnshire
Postcode
PE9 1HE
Phone
1780761000
Website
http://www.stamfordwellandacademy.org/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Lincolnshire
Local authority code
925

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 741 schools in Lincolnshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

741

Open schools

397

Closed schools

342

Primary schools

469

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 17 October 2021

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 17 October 2021

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 17 October 2021

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 October 202121 September 2021S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 17 October 2021
    • Good

      Published
      17 October 2021
      Inspected
      21 September 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    57.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 128

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    2.4%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    86.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    4.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    2.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    8.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    131

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary469 (63.8%)
    • Secondary131 (17.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other135 (18.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Stamford Queen Eleanor School0 mSecondaryClosed
    The Bluecoat School133 mPrimaryOpen
    The Bluecoat School, Stamford133 mPrimaryClosed
    The Saint Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Stamford324 mPrimaryClosed
    St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy324 mPrimaryOpen
    St George's Church of England Aided Primary School476 mPrimaryOpen
    Stamford College (part of Inspire Education Group)630 m16 plusClosed
    Stamford Endowed Schools777 mNot applicableOpen
    Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School986 mPrimaryClosed
    Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School986 mPrimaryOpen
    • Stamford Queen Eleanor School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Bluecoat School
      Distance
      133 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • The Bluecoat School, Stamford
      Distance
      133 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Saint Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Stamford
      Distance
      324 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Lincolnshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Birkbeck School and Community Arts CollegeSecondaryLN11 7PNClosed
    Blessed Hugh More SchoolSecondaryNG31 9NQClosed
    Bluecoat Meres AcademySecondaryNG31 7PXClosed
    Boston High SchoolSecondaryPE21 9PFOpen
    Boston High SchoolSecondaryPE21 9PFClosed
    • Birkbeck School and Community Arts College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LN11 7PN
      Status
      Closed
    • Blessed Hugh More School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      NG31 9NQ
      Status
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    • Bluecoat Meres Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      NG31 7PX
      Status
      Closed
    • Boston High School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      PE21 9PF
      Status
      Open
    • Boston High School
    St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy
    Distance
    324 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St George's Church of England Aided Primary School
    Distance
    476 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Stamford College (part of Inspire Education Group)
    Distance
    630 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Stamford Endowed Schools
    Distance
    777 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    986 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    986 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    PE21 9PF
    Status
    Closed