Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Free schools alternative provision · Ages 4–16 · Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln is an alternative provision school in Lincoln, Lincolnshire for ages 4–16 (free schools alternative provision). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 July 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Macaulay Drive, Lincoln, LN2 4EL
- Type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 4–16
- Council
- Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 84 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 78.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 July 2022
Strengths
- “Staff are very caring and supportive.”
- “Parents and carers who responded to the survey appreciate the help staff give to their children.”
- “Staff understand pupils’ individual needs well.”
To improve
- “Leaders do not have an overview across the whole school of this system of monitoring pupils’ behaviour targets.”
- “They do not have a sharp enough view of exactly how much progress every pupil is making towards their behaviour targets.”
- “At times, significant numbers of pupils are out of lessons in ‘safe spaces’ with staff.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Lincolnshire.
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