# Tulip Academy

Tulip Academy is a special school in South Holland, for pupils aged 2 to 19.

It had 238 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E142667. [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 2 to 19
- Pupils: 238
- Council: South Holland
- URN: 142667

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | South Holland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 39.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 62.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 29 | – | – |

Tulip Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Spalding Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spalding-academy-e144488): 110 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, April 2025. Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-alternative-academy-spalding-e144763): 480 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Outstanding (overall), September 2023
- [Spalding High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spalding-high-school-e120642): 550 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 62.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-community-primary-and-nursery-school-spalding-e147727): 840 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Spalding Parish Church of England Day School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spalding-parish-church-of-england-day-school-e147520): 840 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Spalding Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spalding-grammar-school-e139304): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 59.9 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142667)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142667)

## How to cite

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