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URN 142667 · Lincolnshire · COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST

In Lincolnshire

Inspection

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026.

Latest full inspection

10 June 2025

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Sixth form provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective: Yes

Full inspection (section 5)

From September 2024 until report cards began, full inspections gave key judgements but no overall grade.

Earlier graded inspection

25 February 2020

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

Full inspection (section 5)

Under the earlier framework, inspections gave an overall effectiveness grade.

Read the reports on Ofsted’s website. Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information.

Attendance

Against Lincolnshire and England, special schools.

Overall absence

2024/25

12.0%

Lincolnshire: 14.3%
England: 12.8%

0.8 percentage points lower than England.

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Overall absence
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2017/18	6.7%	12.4%	10.2%
2018/19	7.5%	13.2%	10.1%
2020/21	4.4%	15.5%	15.2%
2021/22	8.2%	15.2%	13.2%
2022/23	11.2%	14.1%	13.0%
2023/24	13.0%	14.8%	13.0%
2024/25	12.0%	14.3%	12.8%

Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Persistent absence

2024/25

32.4%

Lincolnshire: 36.6%
England: 35.3%

2.9 percentage points lower than England.

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Persistent absence
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2017/18	20.3%	32.0%	29.6%
2018/19	19.3%	33.7%	28.8%
2020/21	10.5%	44.0%	48.9%
2021/22	21.6%	39.8%	40.4%
2022/23	31.2%	38.5%	38.3%
2023/24	38.1%	39.3%	37.2%
2024/25	32.4%	36.6%	35.3%

Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Severe absence

2024/25

8.2%

Lincolnshire: 10.5%
England: 6.9%

1.3 percentage points higher than England.

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Severe absence
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2017/18	0.7%	9.5%	4.4%
2018/19	2.2%	9.9%	4.6%
2020/21	1.4%	10.4%	5.6%
2021/22	1.4%	10.8%	5.8%
2022/23	5.3%	9.7%	6.2%
2023/24	6.6%	10.6%	6.7%
2024/25	8.2%	10.5%	6.9%

Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions

Against Lincolnshire and England, special schools.

Suspensions per 100 pupils

2024/25

10.70

Lincolnshire: 9.54
England: 12.32

1.62 lower than England.

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Suspensions per 100 pupils
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2017/18	6.77	9.12	12.34
2018/19	5.93	8.73	11.32
2019/20	2.99	2.82	7.76
2020/21	4.38	2.91	7.29
2021/22	8.03	5.31	9.60
2022/23	4.29	5.19	10.99
2023/24	6.54	12.06	12.62
2024/25	10.70	9.54	12.32

Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

2024/25

0.00

Lincolnshire: 0.04
England: 0.08

0.08 lower than England.

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Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
Year	Lincolnshire	England
2017/18	0.00	0.07
2018/19	0.11	0.06
2019/20	0.05	0.04
2020/21	0.00	0.03
2021/22	0.10	0.05
2022/23	0.05	0.08
2023/24	0.09	0.08
2024/25	0.04	0.08

Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Key stage 2 results

Against Lincolnshire and England, primary schools.

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard

2024/25

Not publishedNot published: suppressed to protect individuals, usually because numbers are small

Not compared with mainstream schools.

Pupils at the end of key stage 2 who met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 2 attainment, 2024/25.

Reading, writing and maths: higher standard

2024/25

Not publishedNot published: suppressed to protect individuals, usually because numbers are small

Not compared with mainstream schools.

Pupils at the end of key stage 2 who met the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 2 attainment, 2024/25.

Key stage 4 results

Against Lincolnshire and England, secondary schools.

Attainment 8

2025/26 (provisional)

Not publishedNot applicable to this school

Not compared with mainstream schools.

The average of pupils' points across eight GCSE-level qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 4 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

Not publishedNot applicable to this school

Not compared with mainstream schools.

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 4 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 5 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

Not publishedNot applicable to this school

Not compared with mainstream schools.

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

Pupils

Against Lincolnshire and England, special schools.

Eligible for free school meals

2024/25

54.9%

Lincolnshire: 54.2%
England: 48.8%

6.1 percentage points higher than England.

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Eligible for free school meals
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2021/22	44.5%	46.3%	44.4%
2022/23	47.1%	49.1%	45.6%
2023/24	53.7%	51.5%	47.1%
2024/25	54.9%	54.2%	48.8%

Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

SEN support

2024/25

0.0%

Lincolnshire: 0.1%
England: 0.5%

0.5 percentage points lower than England.

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SEN support
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2021/22	0.0%	0.2%	0.9%
2022/23	0.5%	0.1%	0.8%
2023/24	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
2024/25	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%

Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Education, health and care plan

2024/25

100.0%

Lincolnshire: 99.9%
England: 99.5%

0.5 percentage points higher than England.

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Education, health and care plan
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2021/22	100.0%	99.8%	99.1%
2022/23	99.5%	99.9%	99.2%
2023/24	99.1%	99.8%	99.3%
2024/25	100.0%	99.9%	99.5%

Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

First language other than English

2024/25

9.8%

Lincolnshire: 5.9%
England: 14.4%

4.6 percentage points lower than England.

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First language other than English
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2021/22	6.6%	5.1%	14.5%
2022/23	11.9%	5.7%	14.4%
2023/24	11.7%	6.4%	14.4%
2024/25	9.8%	5.9%	14.4%

Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Teachers

Against Lincolnshire and England, special schools.

Pupils per qualified teacher

2025/26

12.9

Lincolnshire: 8.6
England: 7.3

5.6 higher than England.

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Pupils per qualified teacher
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2017/18	10.2	7.4	6.7
2018/19	9.6	7.5	6.8
2019/20	9.4	7.3	7.0
2020/21	9.3	7.3	6.8
2021/22	12.2	8.0	6.9
2022/23	20.0	8.0	7.0
2023/24	13.0	8.8	7.1
2024/25	13.2	8.2	7.3
2025/26	12.9	8.6	7.3

Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2025/26.

Teacher sickness absence

2024/25

10.2 days

Lincolnshire: 5.4 days
England: 5.0 days

5.2 days higher than England.

Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.

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Teacher sickness absence
Year	This school	Lincolnshire	England
2017/18	3.0 days	4.9 days	4.0 days
2018/19	2.4 days	4.8 days	4.0 days
2019/20	Not published	Not published	Not published
2020/21	1.2 days	4.4 days	3.9 days
2021/22	9.0 days	6.6 days	6.3 days
2022/23	1.1 days	5.4 days	5.2 days
2023/24	0.0 days	5.1 days	5.3 days
2024/25	10.2 days	5.4 days	5.0 days

Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.

Finance

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About the school

Pupils on roll: 238
Capacity: 230
Type: Academy special converter
Phase: Special
Age range: 2 to 19
Sixth form: Has a sixth form
Gender: Mixed
Trust: COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
Opened: 1 March 2016
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Constituency: South Holland and The Deepings
Special educational needs provision: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Resourced provision: SEN unit
Deprivation of the area (IDACI): Decile 7 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)

Address: Neville Avenue, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2EH

Telephone: 01775725566

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Sources and corrections

Every figure on this page names its source and period. This release was built on 20 October 2026.

Department for Education: Get Information about Schools: establishment data (GIAS establishment extract 2026-10-20)
Ofsted: State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (Latest inspections as at 2026-09-30; All inspections, 2018/19; All inspections, 2019/20; All inspections, 2020/21; All inspections, 2021/22; All inspections, 2022/23; All inspections, 2023/24; All inspections, 2024/25; All inspections, 2025/26)
Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Pupil absence in schools in England (absence-3term-school, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England (exc-school, 2006/07 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-ap-school, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-geography, 2006/07 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; exc-ap-geography, 2013/14 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Key stage 2 attainment (ks2-school, 2022/23 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; ks2-geography, 2015/16 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id])
Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Key stage 4 performance (ks4-school, 2023/24 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; ks4-geography, 2018/19 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id])
Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: Schools, pupils and their characteristics (School census, January 2022 (performance tables, 2021 to 2022); School census, January 2023 (performance tables, 2022 to 2023); School census, January 2024 (performance tables, 2023 to 2024); School census, January 2025 (performance tables, 2024 to 2025))
Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: School workforce in England (ptr-school, 2010/11 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; ptr-geography, 2010/11 to 2025/26 [pinned data set id]; sickness-school, 2009/10 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id]; sickness-geography, 2009/10 to 2024/25 [pinned data set id])
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English indices of deprivation 2025: Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (English indices of deprivation 2025, File 7 (2021 LSOAs))

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