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Sutton St James Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Claire Willows

location_onSpalding, PE12 0JG

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

116

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Sutton St James Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Spalding, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sutton St James Community Primary School is a community school in Spalding, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 130 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #68 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #5,374 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 57%

Reading92% LA 70%

Writing77% LA 69%

Maths85% LA 68%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading68% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA -0.3

0.2 to 6.6

1.7

Write

LA -0.3

-1.3 to 4.7

3.9

Maths

LA -0.7

0.9 to 6.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.7

-3.1 to 2.9

0.2

Write

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 3.0

0.7

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.9 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%

Reading60% LA 71%

Writing53% LA 74%

Maths53% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.8

-6.8 to -0.6

-6.1

Write

LA -0.5

-9 to -3.2

-4

Maths

LA -1.2

-6.8 to -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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20 September 2016

Inspection Report

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20 January 2015

Inspection Report

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11 September 2014

Inspection Report

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07 May 2014

Inspection Report

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30 October 2013

Inspection Report

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22 May 2013

Inspection Report

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22 November 2012

Inspection Report

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10 June 2010

Inspection Report

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27 June 2007

Inspection Report

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02 February 2006

Inspection Report

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13 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 130 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	130	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	129	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	130	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	127	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	124	1	0.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	117	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	87	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	83	1	1.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	81	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	84	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	88	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	85	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	93	2	2.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	94	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	96	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	95	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	96	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Sutton St James Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Lincolnshire

The Claypole Church of England Primary School

Ling Moor Primary Academy

Witham St Hughs Academy

The Sibsey Free Primary School

The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln

Waddington All Saints Academy