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St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding

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

personMrs Selina Ratchford

corporate_fareCOMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST

location_onSpalding, PE11 2JQ

phone 1775723326

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

247

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Expected Standard

39%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Spalding, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is an academy sponsor led in Spalding, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. The school has approximately 225 pupils on roll, of whom 58% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #151 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #10,126 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.8 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

39%

LA 57%

Reading39% LA 70%

Writing57% LA 69%

Maths57% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading52% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths45% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading47% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.3

-4.8 to -0.2

-0.3

Write

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 1.9

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.8 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 June 2024

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-06-18

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-06-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2017-03-01

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 225 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	225	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	15	7.1%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	233	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	232	4	1.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	221	8	3.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	242	9	3.7%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	247	3	1.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	5	2.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	236	4	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	217	5	2.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.4%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding

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

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