Voluntary aided school · Lincolnshire

The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120613URN

Hawthorn Bank, Spalding, PE11 1JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

110 applications for 59 places · 98th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 December 2012
Graded inspection: 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

110 applications · 59 places offered · 61 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 3.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 12 of 13 years.

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	59	110	1.9	61	1.03
Sep 2025	60	116	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2024	59	112	1.9	63	1.07
Sep 2023	60	121	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2022	60	129	2.2	76	1.27
Sep 2021	59	111	1.9	63	1.07
Sep 2020	60	123	2.1	71	1.18
Sep 2019	59	120	2.0	64	1.08
Sep 2018	60	140	2.3	69	1.15
Sep 2017	60	124	2.1	62	1.03
Sep 2016	60	158	2.6	72	1.20
Sep 2015	60	144	2.4	73	1.22
Sep 2014	60	182	3.0	94	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 75% · Maths 73% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%72nd of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	67%	6%	107	104
2023/24	52%	6%	105	103
2022/23	56%	6%	105	104

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 Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Monkshouse Primary Academy
0.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Wygate Park Academy
1.1 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Spalding Primary Academy
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding
2.5 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
3.8 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Weston Hills CofE Primary School
4.1 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120613 · 925/3339
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 430 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hawthorn Bank, Spalding, PE11 1JQ
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

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