Education
The town currently has two schools, South View primary school, and University Academy Holbeach Crowland Site, a co-educational academy.
Crowland's secondary school was originally named The St Guthlac School after the abbey's founder, is situated at the junction of the B1166 and B1040. Crowland school pupils have the option of single sex grammar school education ten miles away at Spalding, and sixth form students attend other schools, again at Spalding or at Deeping St James.
Lincolnshire Country Council made the decision at the begin of July 2011 that The St Guthlac School will close as part of the creation of the University Academy Holbeach, to be situated on the site of the former George Farmer Technology and Language College in Holbeach. Education4Crowland, a group of residents and members of the Parish, District and County Councils, has been formed to help fight for the retention of secondary education within the town and the creation of a Free School.
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