Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available

The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School

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

personMrs Alison Buddle

location_onSpalding, PE12 0NL

language Visit Website phone 1406330258

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Spalding, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Spalding, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 57 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. 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.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%

Reading-% LA 70%

Writing-% LA 69%

Maths-% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading22% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing44% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths33% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 54%England 60%

Reading46% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing15% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.3

-5.1 to 2.1

-7.0

Write

LA -0.3

-10.4 to -3.6

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.6 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading63% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.1

Read

LA -0.7

-10.4 to -1.8

-7.5

Write

LA -0.4

-11.4 to -3.5

-6.0

Maths

LA -1.0

-9.7 to -2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 58%

Reading64% LA 71%

Writing45% LA 74%

Maths45% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.8

-6.2 to 0.8

-8

Write

LA -0.5

-11.4 to -4.6

-4.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-7.8 to -1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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09 October 2024

Inspection Report

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21 February 2023

Inspection Report

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21 May 2019

Inspection Report

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08 December 2015

Inspection Report

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02 December 2013

Inspection Report

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16 October 2013

Inspection Report

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04 November 2010

Inspection Report

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23 June 2008

Inspection Report

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07 June 2006

Inspection Report

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01 February 2006

Inspection Report

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09 November 2005

Inspection Report

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08 June 2005

Inspection Report

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29 November 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-06-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2023-02-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-05-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-12-08

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-16

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

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 57 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	57	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	61	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	67	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	65	1	1.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	69	5	7.2%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	69	7	10.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	70	3	4.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	70	1	1.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	71	4	5.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	69	7	10.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	68	1	1.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	65	3	4.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	67	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	68	1	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	71	3	4.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	72	4	5.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	65	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	61	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	61	2	3.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	58	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	64	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	66	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	58	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	55	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	52	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

91.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

96.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

34.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree25%

agree42%

disagree21%

strongly disagree8%

don't know4%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree58%

agree38%

disagree4%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree38%

agree29%

disagree13%

strongly disagree8%

not applicable13%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree21%

agree29%

disagree33%

strongly disagree13%

don't know4%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree33%

agree46%

disagree21%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree42%

agree42%

disagree13%

strongly disagree4%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree42%

agree42%

disagree13%

strongly disagree4%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree42%

agree50%

disagree8%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree29%

agree33%

disagree13%

strongly disagree13%

don't know13%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes63%

no38%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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