Long Sutton County Primary School
Dick Turpin Way, Long Sutton, Spalding, PE12 9EPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Long Sutton County Primary School is a primary school in Spalding for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 393 schools in Lincolnshire. It ranks 23rd of 30 primary schools in Spalding. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 26 November 2024, report published 13 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 26 November 2024
The school is a place of high expectations and strong values. Staff and pupils strive to improve themselves. Pupils learn the curriculum well. They know that staff value their hard work and effort. Pupils are proud to receive 'STAR' points linked to the school's values of strength, teamwork, ambition and respect. Children in the early years quickly settle into the school. They develop a love of learning and model their play on the teachers, including 'teaching' one another how to read. The school's work to help pupils look after their mental health is excellent. Pupils learn about strategies that they can use to look after themselves. The school provides them with opportunities to discuss important issues sensitively as well as to understand the science of mental health. Pupils value these opportunities. They understand how this helps them to respect themselves and others. The work to support pupils' well-being has coincided with an improvement in pupils' attendance and behaviour. Pupils behave well. They are polite. Classroom environments are calm and purposeful. Pupils enjoy coming to school and attend well. They know there are adults available to help them with any concerns or worries they may have.
What the school should improve
- Sometimes, the checks on pupils' knowledge do not enable teachers to be clear about what pupils do and do not know, particularly in relation to pupils' prior learning. As a result, some gaps in pupils' knowledge are not identified and pupils do not build their knowledge as well as they could. The school should ensure that checks on pupils' understanding provide teachers with the information they need in order to fill any gaps in pupils' knowledge.
- The school's monitoring and evaluation of the quality of some aspects of its work are not as effective as they could be. This means that, on a small number of occasions, areas for development have not been identified. The school should ensure that the clear oversight it has of most aspects of the school's provision is replicated elsewhere so that the school can continue to develop the quality of education that it provides.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
62 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
420 pupils on roll, with places for 422
Schools near Long Sutton County Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Gedney Church End Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | 58% met the expected standard |
| Fleet Wood Lane School | 2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 67% met the expected standard |
| The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 79% met the expected standard |
| Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention | 70% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Gray
- Phone
- 01406363381
- Address
- Dick Turpin Way, Long Sutton, Spalding, PE12 9EP
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- URN
- 147566
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.