# St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding

St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding is a primary school in South Holland, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147727. [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 209
- Council: South Holland
- URN: 147727

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 39% of pupils at St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Lincolnshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Tulip Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tulip-academy-e142667): 840 m. Special. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Spalding Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spalding-academy-e144488): 950 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, April 2025. Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-alternative-academy-spalding-e144763): 1.3 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Outstanding (overall), September 2023
- [Spalding High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spalding-high-school-e120642): 1.3 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 62.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Spalding Parish Church of England Day School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spalding-parish-church-of-england-day-school-e147520): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Spalding Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spalding-grammar-school-e139304): 1.7 km. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 59.9 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147727)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147727)

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