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Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Clay Lake, Spalding PE11 2QG · spaldingparish.lincs.sch.uk · 01775 722333
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 537
- 85% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
- First language not English
- 40.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 61 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120612)
Ofsted
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120612), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120612)
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120612)
Oct 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120612)
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 40
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied