Community school · Lincolnshire

Shepeau Stow Primary School

5–11Ages
58Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120422URN

Dowsdale Bank, Shepeau Stow, Spalding, PE12 0TX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

18 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

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

18 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 3.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.1; 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	8	18	2.3	8	1.00
Sep 2025	6	15	2.5	6	1.00
Sep 2024	9	13	1.4	6	0.67
Sep 2023	14	20	1.4	10	0.71
Sep 2022	10	22	2.2	9	0.90
Sep 2021	7	24	3.4	7	1.00
Sep 2020	12	17	1.4	11	0.92
Sep 2019	10	22	2.2	10	1.00
Sep 2018	7	16	2.3	7	1.00
Sep 2017	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2016	8	15	1.9	8	1.00
Sep 2015	6	14	2.3	6	1.00
Sep 2014	8	9	1.1	8	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 63% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%183rd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	50%	0%	105	102
2023/24	40%	0%	103	101
2022/23	43%	0%	104	99

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

Shepeau Stow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School
3.6 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place
Moulton Chapel Primary School
5.9 km · Lincolnshire

2026

4.0applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
South View Community Primary School
6.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place
Alderman Payne Primary School
7.5 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Duke of Bedford Primary School
8.1 km · Peterborough

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Weston Hills CofE Primary School
8.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Murrow Primary Academy
8.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120422 · 925/2107
Capacity: 105 pupils · 58 on roll
Free school meals: 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dowsdale Bank, Shepeau Stow, Spalding, PE12 0TX
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources