The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary AcademySurfleet Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy and Surfleet Primary School are primary schools in Spalding.

  • The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Surfleet Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Surfleet Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy was judged Good and Surfleet 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 58.0% for The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy and 47.0% for Surfleet Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy (60.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Surfleet Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy versus Surfleet Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SpaldingThe Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary AcademySpaldingSurfleet Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100D52/100Stronger figure
Local ranking174th of 271 in Lincolnshire 158th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll396 64
Capacity420 105
LocationSpalding, PE11 3RP Spalding, PE11 4DB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure47.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census396 64
Free school meals (ever 6)25.8% 35.9%
English as an additional language12.6% 12.5%
SEN support10.9% 26.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 9.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.1% Stronger figure18.2% 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 Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy

Surfleet Primary School

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