The Deepings School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

South Holland and The DeepingsConstituency

PE6 8NFPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Deepings School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 967 pupils. The Deepings School is part of ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.59

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

967

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 967
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Mar 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
17 Oct 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.