Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

Spalding Parish Church of England Day School

4–11Ages
537Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147520URN

Clay Lake, Spalding, PE11 2QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

68 applications for 44 places · 137th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

68 applications · 44 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as The Spalding Parish Church of England Day School (URN 120612), the previous school.

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	44	68	1.6	41	0.93
Sep 2025	61	82	1.3	55	0.90
Sep 2024	57	76	1.3	52	0.91
Sep 2023	55	85	1.6	49	0.89
Sep 2022	44	73	1.7	39	0.89
Sep 2021	59	82	1.4	54	0.92
Sep 2020	52	58	1.1	43	0.83
Sep 2019 *	61	89	1.5	58	0.95
Sep 2018 *	69	93	1.4	65	0.94
Sep 2017 *	63	88	1.4	59	0.94
Sep 2016 *	84	101	1.2	68	0.81
Sep 2015 *	71	92	1.3	64	0.90
Sep 2014 *	60	76	1.3	35	0.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 74% · Maths 62% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%175th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	52%	6%	103	102
2023/24	57%	4%	103	103
2022/23	63%	3%	103	103

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

Spalding Parish Church of England Day SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding
1.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Wygate Park Academy
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Spalding Primary Academy
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Monkshouse Primary Academy
2.1 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Weston Hills CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy
4.0 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147520 · 925/2077
Trust: Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 630 pupils · 537 on roll
Free school meals: 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2019
Replaced: The Spalding Parish Church of England Day School (URN 120612)
Address: Clay Lake, Spalding, PE11 2QG
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

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