South Lincolnshire Academies Trust consists of four secondary schools, which are located within close proximity to each other.
- Bourne Academy
- Spalding Academy
- Giles Academy
- Cowley Academy
This ensures that all of our partner academies can work effectively together and benefit from each other and the services we offer.
The school systems are similar in each school across the Trust, with close collaboration between pastoral and academic departments that benefit the staff and students at all schools. This provides excellent opportunities for staff progression and development within the Trust.
Our exceptional safeguarding, pastoral care and behaviour systems help our students to develop safely within a supportive school environment.
We believe a locally based Trust is best placed to meet the needs of our community as we are a partnership of schools working together for mutual benefit.
Bourne Academy
Address: Edinburgh Crescent, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9DT
Tel: 01778 422365
Email: office@bourneacademy.org
Website: www.bourneacademy.org
Bourne Academy is an oversubscribed non-selective mixed 11-18 secondary school with a vibrant Sixth Form and the founding school in the South Lincolnshire Academies Trust.
- The school has over 1,500 students with a pupil admission number (PAN) of 250 for year 7 and over 300 students in the Sixth Form.
- The school is performing WELL ABOVE national average and is in the top 6% of all schools nationally (based on a Progress 8 score of +0.59 in 2024).
- Bourne Academy is the top performing non-selective school in the whole of Lincolnshire.
- In May 2022, Ofsted graded the school as Good with outstanding features.
- The school has a popular Sixth Form provision, which is made up of students from Bourne Academy, Spalding Academy, Cowley Academy and surrounding schools, where students can study A-levels and BTEC qualifications.
- Bourne Academy was awarded ‘Secondary School of the Year’ at the 2023 Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian Education Awards.
Spalding Academy
Address: Neville Avenue, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE11 2EJ
Tel: 01775 722484
Email: enquiries@spaldingacademy.org.uk
Website: www.spaldingacademy.org.uk
Spalding Academy is an oversubscribed non-selective mixed 11-16 secondary school and joined South Lincolnshire Academies Trust in September 2016.
- The school has over 1,400 students with a pupil admission number (PAN) of 300 in year 7 – this is an increase of 62 places since 2023.
- The school is performing ABOVE national average and is in the top 10% of all schools nationally (based on a Progress 8 score of +0.42 in 2024).
- Spalding Academy is in the top four of all non-selective schools in the whole of Lincolnshire.
- The last Ofsted inspection was in 2019, where the school was graded Good in every category under SLAT leadership. Prior to joining the Trust in 2016, Spalding Academy was one of only 19 schools in the whole of the UK graded as Inadequate in every category.
- The school is currently benefiting from capital development projects with additional work planned over the next few years. Spalding Academy has already had a new 8 classroom block building, large astro pitch, PE changing room block, music block with recording facilities and performing arts rooms plus refurbishment of IT and science classrooms.
Giles Academy
Address: Church Road, Old Leake, Boston, Lincolnshire PE22 9LD
Tel: 01205 870693
Email: enquiries@gilesacademy.co.uk
Website: www.gilesacademy.co.uk
Giles Academy is an oversubscribed non-selective mixed 11-16 secondary school and joined South Lincolnshire Academies Trust in September 2020.
- The school has over 850 students with a pupil admission number (PAN) of 180 in year 7.
- The school is performing in line with national average and is in the top 25% of all schools nationally (based on a Progress 8 score of +0.20 in 2024).
- Giles Academy is in the top eight of all non-selective schools in the whole of Lincolnshire.
- Giles Academy is the top performing non-selective school locally in the Boston & Skegness area.
- In May 2023, Ofsted graded the school as Good with outstanding features. Prior to joining the Trust in 2020, Giles Academy was previously graded Inadequate in 2019 and requiring special measures. Under the Trust leadership, the school has made incredible progress.
Cowley Academy
Address: School Lane, Donington, Lincolnshire PE11 4TF
Tel: 01775 820254
Email: enquiries@cowleyacademy.org.uk
Website: www.cowleyacademy.org.uk
Cowley Academy is an oversubscribed non-selective mixed 11-16 secondary school and joined South Lincolnshire Academies Trust in September 2022.
- The school has over 600 students with a pupil admission number (PAN) of 120 in year 7.
- The school is performing in line with the national average (based on a Progress 8 score of -0.12 in 2024). Before joining South Lincolnshire Academies Trust, the Progress 8 score for Cowley Academy was -0.59 (this is an improvement of 0.37).
- The school has made incredible progress since joining the Trust in 2022. Cowley Academy currently has no Ofsted grading as a new school under the Trust (formerly The Thomas Cowley High School), but is set to emulate the success of our other schools.