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Partney Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 63 pupils Spilsby
Ofsted: Requires Improvement
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Partney Church of England Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Spilsby for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 63 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Partney Church of England Aided Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2025. In 2025, 11% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Absence is higher than at most other primary schools, with 7.8% of sessions missed in 2024/25 against 5.2% nationally, and 16% of pupils were persistently absent.

Ofsted inspection: June 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Maddison Lane
Partney
Spilsby
Lincolnshire
PE23 4PX
Phone 01790753319
Reference Number 120627

General Makeup

Number of pupils 63
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 41.27%
Girls: 58.73%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 16.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 3 12 15
2 5 3 8
3 2 2 4
4 4 10 14
5 6 1 7
6 2 6 8

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 96.8%
Mixed, Other 3.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 07 May 2025
Date Report
07 May 2025 School inspection
19 Jun 2019 Full inspection:
10 Nov 2017 Monitoring visit
26 Jan 2017 Full inspection:
13 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
05 Jul 2010 Full inspection:
02 Oct 2006 Full inspection:
04 Jun 2001 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 11%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 96
Maths 97

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 -2.4
Writing -7.5
Maths -5.5

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Partney Church of England Aided Primary School had 64 pupils for 105 places. 41 places (39.0%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Spilsby Primary” planning area

Lincolnshire counted 86 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 60 in 2029–30, down 30%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 90909090105105105105105105105105105105105
Pupils 586663626768708280676168706564
Unfilled 35.6%26.7%30.0%31.1%36.2%35.2%33.3%21.9%23.8%36.2%41.9%35.2%33.3%38.1%39.0%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Partney Church of England Aided Primary School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%3.1%2.0%3.1%3.6%3.3%6.9%5.2%7.1%6.9%5.8%
Unauthorised absence 1.1%0.9%0.6%1.3%1.1%0.7%0.3%0.9%1.5%2.2%2.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%3.2%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%0.0%1.8%1.6%1.6%3.5%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Partney Church of England Aided Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.01.60.00.00.00.00.01.54.51.60.00.01.51.5
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Partney Church of England Aided Primary School had 11.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.911.511.511.39.19.49.211.010.48.48.48.69.110.25.45.6
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%25.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%36.4%21.3%0.0%21.3%4.1%11.8%22.2%17.8%17.9%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –0.0%60.0%40.0%60.0%–50.0%50.0%83.3%–71.4%–––20.0%–
Sick days per teacher –0.03.04.22.8–19.820.739.3–24.1–––1.0–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 36.5% of pupils at Partney Church of England Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 10 0
Social, emotional and mental health 6 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 1
Other difficulty or disability 1 2
Hearing impairment 2 0
No specialist assessment of need 1 0
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 0 1
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Partney Church of England Aided Primary School received £12,243 and spent £12,545 for each of its 63 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £30,000 (-£480 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £45,000£32,000£54,000£50,000£72,000£92,000-£11,000-£30,000
per pupil £682£476£877£795£1,039£1,366-£166-£480
In-year balance £27,000-£13,000£22,000-£4,000£22,000£20,000-£103,000-£19,000
per pupil £404-£196£363-£68£313£296-£1,511-£302

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

Name Distance
Spilsby Primary School
Woodlands Avenue, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5EP
1.43 miles
Halton Holegate CofE Primary School
Station Road, Halton Holegate, Halton Holegate C of E Primary School, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5PB
2.26 miles
Great Steeping Primary School
Great Steeping, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5PT
3.11 miles
Toynton All Saints Primary School
Main Road, Toynton All Saints, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5AQ
3.25 miles
St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby
Main Road, Willoughby, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9NH
4.27 miles
Name Distance
King Edward VI Academy
West End, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5EW
1.45 miles
Woodlands Academy
Partney Road, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5EJ
1.53 miles
The Eresby School, Spilsby
Eresby Avenue, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5HU
1.77 miles

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What is Partney Church of England Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Partney Church of England Aided Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Partney Church of England Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Partney Church of England Aided Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Partney Church of England Aided Primary School have?

Partney Church of England Aided Primary School has 63 pupils on roll.

What age range does Partney Church of England Aided Primary School cover?

Partney Church of England Aided Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Partney Church of England Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 11% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Partney Church of England Aided Primary School?

Partney Church of England Aided Primary School is at Maddison Lane, Partney, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 4PX.

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