Spalding Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding Primary Academy is a primary school in Spalding, Lincolnshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Woolram Wygate, Spalding Primary Academy, Spalding, PE11 1PB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 407 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Spalding Primary Academy is a friendly, nurturing and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are happy and kept safe.”
- “One pupil, typical of many, said, ‘Our school is like a big family.”
To improve
- “However, the changes to the curriculum did not have sufficient time to impact on the outcomes of previous cohorts.”
- “However, in some subjects, learning is not adapted to enable some pupils to develop a deeper understanding.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not build their knowledge as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lincolnshire.
- Wygate Park Academy 0.3 mi Not judged
- St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged
- Monkshouse Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding 1.2 mi Good
- Spalding Parish Church of England Day School 1.2 mi Good
- The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good
- Weston Hills CofE Primary School 3.1 mi Good