Secondary school

University Academy Holbeach

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • PE12 7PU
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Nov 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,589 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 56%56%2016/17: top 73%2017/18: top 79%2018/19: top 60%2021/22: top 67%2022/23: top 81%2023/24: top 89%2024/25: top 79%No exams

Against East Midlands

Attainment 839.9 · East Midlands 453/10 Below−11.6 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths28.4% · East Midlands 41.6%2/10 Well below East Midlands−8.2 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.4 · East Midlands 3.93/10 Below−5.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.42 · East Midlands −0.063/10 Below−50.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry24.75 · East Midlands 33.22Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.4 · 177 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 41.9 · 173 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 40.3 · 177 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 44.4 · 173 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 45 · 208 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 39.5 · 204 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 36.9 · 207 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 39.9 · 232 pupils · East Midlands 45.0549.436.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 27% · 173 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 23% · 177 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 28% · 173 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 36% · 208 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 25% · 204 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 25.6% · 207 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 28.4% · 232 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%36%23%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 22.23 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 28.24 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 26.95 · 36 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 30 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 38.71 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 26.07 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 22.79 · 25 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 24.75 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 33.2238.7122.23No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
195 of 195 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st195195
2nd12518
3rd646

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Goodas predecessor
  4. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2013Good
  6. 2016Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,378
Free school meals (past 6 years)32.8%
First language not English10.7%
SEN support20.0%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)9.9%
Persistently absent pupils30.0%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.7%

98.4% full · 1,400 places · 230 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 148 responses (10.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school68.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school72.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved59.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 46% not applicable35% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year39.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 14.2% not applicable52% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.8% who said Yes above36.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child64.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school69.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing60.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school81.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development47.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent66.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.2
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 90.2
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 11.4
  • Other support 39.6

Teachers 97.2 FTE · Whole workforce 148.2 · 163 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,108
Spend per pupil£8,910
Staff spend per pupil£7,463
Reserve per pupil£415
  • +£580,000revenue reserve
  • +£277,000in-year balance

Grants £8,716 · self-generated £422 · premises £351 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,503,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

207 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.3%
  • Education83.1%
  • Apprenticeship5.8%
  • Employment2.4%
  • Not sustained5.3%
  • Unknown3.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

131 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained67.2%
  • Education19.1%
  • Higher education16%
  • Apprenticeship15.3%
  • Employment32.8%
  • Not sustained23.7%
  • Unknown9.2%