Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding

2–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147727URN

Queens Road, Spalding, PE11 2JQ

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

1.5per place

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

42 applications for 28 places · 145th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%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 · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.5; 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 St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding (URN 120423), 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	28	42	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2025	21	29	1.4	20	0.95
Sep 2024	30	40	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2023	26	32	1.2	23	0.88
Sep 2022	22	27	1.2	22	1.00
Sep 2021	26	32	1.2	25	0.96
Sep 2020	18	24	1.3	17	0.94
Sep 2019 *	22	26	1.2	21	0.95
Sep 2018 *	22	36	1.6	19	0.86
Sep 2017 *	29	41	1.4	28	0.97
Sep 2016 *	30	40	1.3	28	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	46	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2014 *	30	45	1.5	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 39% · Writing 57% · Maths 57% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%219th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard39%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	39%	0%	98	101
2023/24	41%	3%	100	99
2022/23	37%	7%	98	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

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, SpaldingThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
1.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Spalding Primary Academy
2.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Wygate Park Academy
2.3 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
3.1 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147727 · 925/2080
Trust: Community Inclusive Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 54.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2020
Replaced: St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding (URN 120423)
Address: Queens Road, Spalding, PE11 2JQ
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

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