Market Deeping Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Willoughby Avenue
Market Deeping
Lincolnshire
PE6 8JE
Phone 01778343654
Reference Number 120398

Market Deeping Community Primary School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. It provides a safe and nurturing environment where pupils are flourishing, demonstrating high levels of happiness and support from staff. The curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, with a strong focus on developing pupils as confident communicators and resilient learners. Moreover, parents express strong satisfaction with the education and care provided, particularly highlighting the successful support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Overall, the school's performance indicates a positive trajectory in quality education and pupil well-being.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 292
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.71%
Girls: 48.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 30.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 18 43
2 18 18 36
3 25 21 46
4 22 22 44
5 21 24 45
6 28 21 49

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.4%
Indian 3.1%
White & Asian 2.4%
African 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
White, Other 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 30 Jan 2024
Date Report
30 Jan 2024 School inspection:
20 May 2021 Monitoring visit
04 Mar 2021 Monitoring visit
21 Jan 2020 School inspection:
03 Oct 2017 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
11 Jun 2008 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2007 Curriculum and development visit
08 Mar 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are well behaved, cheerful, and polite.
  • The curriculum is rich, ambitious, and well-sequenced.
  • Strong support and progress for pupils with SEND.
  • High-quality early years provision with individual attention.
  • Excellent extracurricular opportunities, including LEGO Club.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects do not ensure pupils remember key content effectively.
  • Assessment information is not always used to address specific gaps in knowledge.
  • Occasional failure to identify and address pupils' misconceptions in lessons.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.4
Writing -0.8
Maths -1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 22 1
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Godsey Lane, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 8HZ
0.07 miles
Linchfield Academy
Crowson Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 8EY
0.4 miles
Deeping St James Community Primary School
Hereward Way, Deeping St James, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 8PZ
0.94 miles
Northborough Primary School
Church Street, Northborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 9BN
1.77 miles
Langtoft Primary School
Manor Close, Langtoft, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 9NB
1.79 miles
Baston CE Primary School
103a Main Street, Baston, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 9PB
2.85 miles
Peakirk-Cum-Glinton Cofe Primary Academy
Rectory Lane, Peterborough, PE6 7LR
2.97 miles
John Clare Primary School
West Street, Helpston, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7DX
3.55 miles
William Law CofE Primary School
Twelvetree Avenue, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 5DT
4.31 miles
Welbourne Primary Academy
Goodwin Walk, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6NR
4.68 miles
Deeping St Nicholas Primary School
Main Road, Deeping St Nicholas, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3DG
4.81 miles
Newborough CofE Primary School
School Road, Newborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7RG
4.82 miles
Werrington Primary School
Amberley Slope, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6QG
4.96 miles
Name Distance
The Deepings School
Park Road, Deeping St James, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, PE6 8NF
0.76 miles
Kirkstone House School
1-6 Main Street, Peterborough, PE6 9PA
2.83 miles
Arthur Mellows Village College
Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7JX
3.04 miles
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Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6JT
4.45 miles
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