UK Schools
University Academy Long Sutton
University Academy Long Sutton is a mixed secondary academy in Spalding, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 708 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Urgent improvement at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 32.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 4 September 2025 to 22 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for University Academy Long Sutton.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for University Academy Long Sutton.
- 2–3 Staff Training Days
- 4 Autumn Term starts (Term 1)
- 23 Autumn Term 1 ends
- 24–31 Autumn Half Term Break
- 24 Staff Training Day
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term Break
- 3 Autumn Term resumes (Term 2)
- 19 Autumn Term 2 ends
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Spring Term starts (Term 3)
- 13 Spring Term 3 ends
- 14–22 Spring Half Term Break
- 23 Spring Term resumes (Term 4)
- 2 Spring Term 4 ends
- 3–19 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 20 Staff Training Day
- 21 Summer Term starts (Term 5)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Summer Term 5 ends
- 23–31 Summer Half Term Break
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Term resumes (Term 6)
- 22 Summer Term 6 ends
- 23–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Days Sep 2-3, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term starts (Term 1) Sep 4, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term 1 ends Oct 23, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Break Oct 24, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 Holiday
- Staff Training Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term resumes (Term 2) Nov 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term 2 ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term starts (Term 3) Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Term 3 ends Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Break Feb 14-22, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term resumes (Term 4) Feb 23, 2026 Term
- Spring Term 4 ends Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Apr 3-19, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day Apr 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Term starts (Term 5) Apr 21, 2026 Term
- Summer Term 5 ends May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Break May 23-31, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term resumes (Term 6) Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Summer Term 6 ends Jul 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 23 - Sep 2, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare University Academy Long Sutton with Lincolnshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 32.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
Attendance 33.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for University Academy Long Sutton. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to University Academy Long Sutton than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.