University Academy Long Sutton
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
84 Little London, Spalding, PE12 9LF
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 26/09/2023
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.3%
33.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
708
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
720 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
133 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
136
Places offered
221
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 133 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 54 | 3 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 221 | 136 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 61 applications came from outside the council area (25 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sher Alam
- Address
- 84 Little London, Long Sutton, Spalding, PE12 9LF
- Phone
- 01406362120
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Long Sutton · South Holland and The Deepings
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 147268
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN ACADEMY TRUST
708 pupils · 720 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
24 March 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
RSIInclusion Needs attention Achievement Urgent improvement Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
26 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 753 pupils
Attendance
89.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 35.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.68 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.89 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 17.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 41% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 1.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.62 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 139 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.