Spalding Parish Church of England Day School

Spalding Parish Church of England Day School, having opened in December 2019, has shown significant progress and is now delivering a good quality of education. The school prides itself on being a nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and safe. With a strong emphasis on personal development and outstanding behavior among pupils, the school cultivates positive relationships and high expectations for learning. However, the curriculum in a few subjects requires further refinement to ensure that all pupils acquire secure knowledge and can recall their learning effectively.

Strengths

• Outstanding behavior and attitudes of pupils
• Exceptional personal development opportunities
• Strong leadership and management fostering school improvement
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum in most subjects
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• High attendance rates and positive school culture
• Engagement in community projects promoting responsibility

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum refinement required in a small number of subjects

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 Spalding Parish Church of England Day School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 0.6% of pupils at Spalding Parish Church of England Day School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Spalding Parish Church of England Day School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 8.8% of pupils at Spalding Parish Church of England Day School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Spalding Parish Church of England Day School received £6,414 and spent £6,156 for each of its 543 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £500,000 (£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

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.

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All schools in Spalding · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Spalding Parish Church of England Day School is part of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, which runs 24 schools. The nearest others:

• Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School Spalding
• Whaplode Church of England Primary School Spalding
• The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton Boston
• The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Bourne
• Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School Boston
• Brown's Church of England Primary School Sleaford
• The Edenham Church of England School Bourne
• Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School Stamford
• Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Sleaford
• The Harrowby Church of England Primary School Grantham

What is Spalding Parish Church of England Day School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Spalding Parish Church of England Day School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Spalding Parish Church of England Day School last inspected by Ofsted?

Spalding Parish Church of England Day School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Spalding Parish Church of England Day School have?

Spalding Parish Church of England Day School has 537 pupils on roll.

What age range does Spalding Parish Church of England Day School cover?

Spalding Parish Church of England Day School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Spalding Parish Church of England Day School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Spalding Parish Church of England Day School?

Spalding Parish Church of England Day School is at Clay Lake, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2QG.