Voluntary aided school · Lincolnshire

The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
309Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120596URN

Spalding Road, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 7HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

104 applications for 45 places · 50th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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)

104 applications · 45 places offered · 62 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.6; 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	45	104	2.3	62	1.38
Sep 2025	43	66	1.5	41	0.95
Sep 2024	45	83	1.8	48	1.07
Sep 2023	44	71	1.6	50	1.14
Sep 2022	45	90	2.0	60	1.33
Sep 2021	40	82	2.1	56	1.40
Sep 2020	40	92	2.3	68	1.70
Sep 2019	40	75	1.9	45	1.13
Sep 2018	60	88	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2017	40	83	2.1	50	1.25
Sep 2016	40	74	1.9	46	1.15
Sep 2015	40	64	1.6	41	1.02
Sep 2014	40	65	1.6	40	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 88% · Maths 78% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%69th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	68%	5%	106	105
2023/24	73%	10%	107	106
2022/23	73%	13%	108	108

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

The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Holbeach Primary Academy
0.7 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Whaplode Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Holbeach Bank Primary Academy
2.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Fleet Wood Lane School
3.3 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Gedney Church End Primary Academy
4.7 km · Lincolnshire

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
5.2 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School
6.4 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place
The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place

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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120596 · 925/3167
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 309 on roll
Free school meals: 33.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Spalding Road, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 7HG
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

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