Wygate Park AcademySt Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Spalding.
Summary of the comparison
Wygate Park Academy and St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy are primary schools in Spalding.
Wygate Park Academy scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wygate Park Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Wygate Park Academy was judged strong and St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Wygate Park Academy and 52.0% for St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wygate Park Academy (81.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy (33.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SpaldingWygate Park Academy | SpaldingSt Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B79/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure | 218th of 271 in Lincolnshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 285 | 206 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 210 | |
| Location | Spalding, PE11 3WT | Spalding, PE11 1NJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 77.0% Stronger figure | 52.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% | 7.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 285 | 206 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.5% | 23.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 46.3% | 48.1% | |
| SEN support | 6.3% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.9% Stronger figure | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.3% Stronger figure | 7.5% | 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.
Wygate Park Academy
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