Previously a community school administered by Lincolnshire County Council, Stamford Queen Eleanor School converted to academy status on 1 November 2011 but continues to coordinate with Lincolnshire County Council for admissions.

In 2017 Ofsted rated the school as “good” in all areas.

[2] Stamford Welland Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.

[3] Overnight vandalism at the school on 18 May 2019 wrecked thousands of hours of craft work by model railway enthusiasts before the Market Deeping Model Railway Club's annual show could take place.

[4] Four youths were apprehended inside by police[5] and later admitted criminal damage.