The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolWhaplode Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Whaplode Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Spalding.

  • The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Whaplode Church of England Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good and Whaplode Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 50.0% for Whaplode Church of England Primary School.

  • 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) and has fallen at Whaplode Church of England Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Whaplode Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SpaldingThe Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSpaldingWhaplode Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking25th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure205th of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll316 194
Capacity315 210
LocationSpalding, PE12 7HG Spalding, PE12 6TS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census316 194
Free school meals (ever 6)32.6% 32.5%
English as an additional language12.3% 6.2%
SEN support11.7% 10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan6.3% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.1% 12.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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 William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Whaplode Church of England Primary School

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