The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolThe Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Spalding.

Summary of the comparison

The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School and The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools in Spalding.

  • The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School was judged in need of attention and The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School versus The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SpaldingThe Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolSpaldingThe Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100B73/100Stronger figure
Local ranking241st of 271 in Lincolnshire 25th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll42 316
Capacity70 315
LocationSpalding, PE12 8DZ Spalding, PE12 7HG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported68.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census42 316
Free school meals (ever 6)28.6% 32.6%
English as an additional language4.8% 12.3%
SEN support11.9% 11.7%
SEN with an EHC plan7.1% 6.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.8% Stronger figure18.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School

The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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