Whaplode Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 186 pupils Spalding
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Whaplode Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Spalding for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 186 pupils on roll. In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Teacher turnover is high, with about 52% of its teachers gone within a year (in 2024/25; nationally, 16%).

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Mill Lane
Whaplode
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 6TS
Phone 01406370447
Reference Number 144119

General Makeup

Number of pupils 186
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.69%
Girls: 47.31%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 13 22
2 10 11 21
3 18 13 31
4 17 10 27
5 14 15 29
6 18 13 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.2%
Unclassified 6.5%
Mixed, Other 3.2%
White, Other 2.7%
African 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 17 May 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
17 May 2022 School inspection
06 Dec 2017 Academy conversion letter
15 Jul 2014 Full inspection:
Previously as Whaplode Church of England Primary School
29 Nov 2012 Monitoring visit
03 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
19 Oct 2010 Full inspection:
08 Nov 2007 Full inspection:
07 May 2002 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
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 104
Maths 104

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
Writing -1.5
Maths -4.8

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 19 1
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Whaplode Church of England Primary School had 197 pupils for 206 places. 9 places (4.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Holbeach Primary” planning area

Lincolnshire counted 171 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 173 in 2029–30, up 1%.

2018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210206206206
Pupils 199195191189198197197
Unfilled 5.2%7.1%9.0%10.0%3.9%4.4%4.4%

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 Whaplode Church of England Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.8%3.7%3.0%6.2%4.3%3.7%3.7%
Unauthorised absence 0.9%1.0%1.3%1.5%1.1%1.2%1.6%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.5%0.6%0.5%

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, 0.0% of pupils at Whaplode Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.50.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 00000000

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 Whaplode Church of England Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 51.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.811.111.911.814.119.210.410.2
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%17.7%0.0%20.0%20.8%0.0%16.8%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 40.0%–15.4%41.7%41.7%47.1%50.0%–
Sick days per teacher 1.1–0.41.80.83.53.3–

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, 12.9% of pupils at Whaplode Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Other difficulty or disability 8 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 4
Speech, language and communication needs 4 3
No specialist assessment of need 5 0
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Social, emotional and mental health 1 1

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 2024–25 Whaplode Church of England Primary School received £7,281 and spent £6,629 for each of its 194 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £179,000 (£921 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, income was £7,689 and spending £7,482 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £194,000£206,000£261,000£95,000£181,000£163,000£179,000
per pupil £1,028£1,091£1,365£519£948£834£921
In-year balance £80,000£2,000£41,000-£97,000£67,000£124,000£127,000
per pupil £422£10£215-£530£349£633£652

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton
Broad Lane, Moulton, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6PN
1.53 miles
The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Spalding Road, Holbeach, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 7HG
1.72 miles
Holbeach Primary Academy
Boston Road South, Holbeach, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 7LZ
1.9 miles
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School
Small Drove, Weston, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6HU
2.33 miles
Holbeach Bank Primary Academy
Roman Bank, Holbeach Bank, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 8BX
2.83 miles
Fleet Wood Lane School
Wood Lane, Fleet, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 8NN
3.63 miles
Moulton Chapel Primary School
Eaugate Road, Moulton Chapel, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 0XJ
4.17 miles
Weston Hills CofE Primary School
Learning Lane, Weston Hills, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6DL
4.31 miles
St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding
Queens Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2JQ
4.36 miles
Gedney Church End Primary Academy
Church End, Gedney, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 0BU
4.6 miles
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School
Clay Lake, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2QG
4.94 miles
Name Distance
Tudor Lodge Therapeutic School
Dorcette House, Little Lane, Whaplode, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6RU
1.11 miles
Three Chestnuts
Fen Road, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 8QD
1.68 miles
University Academy Holbeach
Park Road, Holbeach, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 7PU
2.06 miles
Tulip Academy
Neville Avenue, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2EH
4.53 miles
Spalding Academy
Neville Avenue, Donington, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2EJ
4.58 miles
Spalding High School
Stonegate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2PJ
4.83 miles

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How many pupils does Whaplode Church of England Primary School have?

Whaplode Church of England Primary School has 186 pupils on roll.

What age range does Whaplode Church of England Primary School cover?

Whaplode Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Whaplode Church of England Primary School?

Whaplode Church of England Primary School is at Mill Lane, Whaplode, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6TS.

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