Community school · Lincolnshire

Deeping St Nicholas Primary School

4–11Ages
70Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120407URN

Main Road, Deeping St Nicholas, Spalding, PE11 3DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

28 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 20 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

28 applications · 12 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

This school
Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	28	2.3	14	1.17
Sep 2025	9	20	2.2	14	1.56
Sep 2024	10	18	1.8	9	0.90
Sep 2023	9	22	2.4	11	1.22
Sep 2022	10	20	2.0	12	1.20
Sep 2021	10	17	1.7	10	1.00
Sep 2020	10	17	1.7	9	0.90
Sep 2019	7	7	1.0	6	0.86
Sep 2018	6	9	1.5	6	1.00
Sep 2017	6	7	1.2	6	1.00
Sep 2016	10	13	1.3	9	0.90
Sep 2015	6	7	1.2	5	0.83
Sep 2014	4	5	1.3	4	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%151st of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	11%	104	101
2023/24	89%	11%	111	107
2022/23	50%	0%	99	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Deeping St Nicholas Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
South View Community Primary School
5.7 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy
6.3 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place
Deeping St James Community Primary School
7.3 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Linchfield Academy
7.7 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
7.7 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Market Deeping Community Primary School
7.8 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

3.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
7.9 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Monkshouse Primary Academy
7.9 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120407 · 925/2085
Capacity: 70 pupils · 70 on roll
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Road, Deeping St Nicholas, Spalding, PE11 3DG
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources