Surfleet Primary School

Surfleet Primary School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The small school is notable for its strong community ties, where pupils feel safe and happy. There is a focus on rewarding hard work and positive behavior, contributing to a supportive environment. The curriculum is ambitious, effectively constructed for mixed-age classes, allowing pupils to build their knowledge across various subjects. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that teaching does not overload students with information at once and that more emphasis is placed on developing subject-specific skills in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a supportive and positive learning environment.
• Effective early reading instruction prepares pupils well.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils contribute to well-behaved students.
• The school integrates pupils with SEND into all activities successfully.
• Curriculum encourages building knowledge in a structured way.

Areas for Improvement

• Occasional overload of information affects pupil focus.
• Inconsistent emphasis on subject-specific skills in some 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 Surfleet Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.2% 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, 6.3% of pupils at Surfleet Primary 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 Surfleet Primary School had 13.3 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, 23.2% of pupils at Surfleet Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.9% 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 Surfleet Primary School received £11,050 and spent £9,827 for each of its 64 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £94,000 (£1,465 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Keystone Academy Trust, income was £6,919 and spending £6,449 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

Surfleet Primary School is part of Keystone Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy Spalding
• Long Sutton County Primary School Spalding
• Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Spalding
• Tower Road Academy Boston
• Bourne Westfield Primary Academy Bourne
• Thurlby Community Primary Academy Bourne

What is Surfleet Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Surfleet Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Surfleet Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Surfleet Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Surfleet Primary School have?

Surfleet Primary School has 56 pupils on roll.

What age range does Surfleet Primary School cover?

Surfleet Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Surfleet Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Surfleet Primary School?

Surfleet Primary School is at Station Road, Surfleet, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 4DB.