An academies trust chief executive says she is ‘incredibly pleased’ with the academic progress being made by its four schools.
This month the Department for Education published its latest Progress 8 performance scores, which is how the DfE benchmark the progress students make from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4.
Bourne Academy has been consistently at the top of the DfE rankings and with a Progress 8 score of +0.59 in 2024, the school is the top performing non-selective secondary school in the whole of Lincolnshire.
Bourne Academy came out as the top non selective school in the county
This score also recognises that Bourne Academy is in the top 6% of all schools nationally.
There are eight schools in Lincolnshire who are performing well above national average and Bourne Academy is one of two non-selective schools to be in this group.
Spalding Academy who are one the largest and fastest growing schools in the region have had another fantastic year.
Spalding Academy is celebrating its Progress 8 Scores
With a Progress 8 score of +0.42 in 2024, they are now ranked in the top four non-selective schools in the whole of Lincolnshire.
The school is performing above national average and in the top 10% of all schools nationally.
One of the biggest improvements in the trust has been at Giles Academy who are now in the top eight of all non-selective schools in the whole of Lincolnshire.
Pupils at the Cowley Academy
Their Progress 8 score of +0.20 in 2024 places them in the top 25% of all schools nationally and they are performing in line with national average.
Since joining South Lincolnshire Academies Trust, Cowley Academy has seen a rapid transformation.
Before the school joined the trust in September 2022 their Progress 8 score was -0.59. Just two years into their journey and the Progress 8 score in 2024 is now -0.12, which means they are performing in line with national average.
Giles Academy youngsters
The outstanding progress at the other schools in the Trust is something that Cowley Academy will emulate.
In the recent GCSEs results at Cowley Academy, the percentage of students who achieved grades 5 or above in GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics increased by 10%.
Lucy Conley, chief executive officer at South Lincolnshire Academies Trust said “It is tremendous recognition that Bourne Academy is the top performing non-selective school in the whole of Lincolnshire.
“I am incredibly pleased with the progress seen at all schools in our trust with Spalding Academy, Giles Academy and Cowley Academy all demonstrating that our trust model for school improvement works as the schools continue to go from strength to strength.”