St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding

St Paul’s Community Primary and Nursery School in Spalding is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating overall with an outstanding leadership and management structure. The school has made significant improvements in the curriculum and provides a supportive environment where most pupils feel safe and valued. The dedication of staff, particularly in teaching reading and providing support for students with special educational needs and disabilities, has contributed to positive educational outcomes and engagement in school life. However, the impact of recent curriculum improvements is still being evaluated, particularly in key stage 2, indicating that further consistency in delivery is needed across all subjects.

Strengths

• Outstanding leadership and management.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics.
• Well-planned and broad curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Positive school environment with high expectations.

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 St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.1% 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, 2.7% of pupils at St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.9% of pupils at St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% 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 St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding received £8,312 and spent £9,147 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £163,000 (£754 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Community Inclusive Trust, income was £11,652 and spending £11,935 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

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is part of Community Inclusive Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Tulip Academy Spalding
• Linchfield Academy Peterborough
• Billingborough Primary School Sleaford
• Boston Endeavour Academy Boston
• Osbournby Primary School Sleaford
• Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Sleaford
• Carre's Grammar School Sleaford
• Greenfields Academy Grantham
• Newton Bridge Academy Grantham
• The Isaac Newton Primary School Grantham

What is St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding last inspected by Ofsted?

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding have?

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding cover?

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 39% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding?

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is at Queens Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2JQ.