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Partney Church of England Aided Primary School

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

personMrs Mandy Whittaker

location_onSpilsby, PE23 4PX

language Visit Website phone 1790753319

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

11%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Partney Church of England Aided Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Spilsby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Partney Church of England Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 68 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 11% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #244 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #14,107 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

11%

LA 57%

Reading22% LA 70%

Writing44% LA 69%

Maths22% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 55%England 61%

Reading-% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

15%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading54% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing23% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths38% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.3

-5.9 to 1.2

-7.5

Write

LA -0.3

-11.0 to -4.1

-5.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-8.8 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading55% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths36% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.5

Read

LA -0.7

-11.1 to -3.8

-4.5

Write

LA -0.4

-7.8 to -1.1

-9.7

Maths

LA -1.0

-12.8 to -6.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%

Reading71% LA 71%

Writing82% LA 74%

Maths65% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.8

-3.9 to 1.7

2.2

Write

LA -0.5

-0.5 to 4.9

-1.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-4.2 to 1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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19 June 2019

Inspection Report

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10 November 2017

Inspection Report

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26 January 2017

Inspection Report

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13 September 2012

Inspection Report

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05 July 2010

Inspection Report

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02 October 2006

Inspection Report

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04 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-05-07

S5 Inspection 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

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-06-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-11-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-01-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-09-13

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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 68 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)	68	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	63	1	1.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	65	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	66	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	64	1	1.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	70	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	69	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	69	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	68	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	63	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	65	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	61	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	62	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	62	1	1.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	67	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	67	1	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	65	2	3.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	67	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	66	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	62	1	1.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	84	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	82	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	82	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	77	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Partney Church of England Aided Primary School

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)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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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