Spilsby Primary School
Woodlands Avenue, Spilsby, PE23 5EPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Spilsby Primary School is a primary school in Spilsby for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 393 schools in Lincolnshire. It ranks 155th of 244 primary schools in Lincolnshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024, report published 15 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 December 2024
This is a caring and inclusive school. Pupils like their teachers and know that they can turn to staff for help should they ever need it. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) play a key role in school life alongside their peers, for example, as members of the school council. The school's high expectations of what pupils can achieve are not currently realised. While there has been significant improvement, pupils do not develop their knowledge as well as they should. Staff have not consistently been able to focus on improving the curriculum. This has now changed, particularly as pupils' behaviour has improved. Pupils behave well. The school has ensured that staff and pupils have high expectations of behaviour. Pupils follow the 'Spilsby 7' expectations. They learn in focused classroom environments. Pupils make good use of the carefully designed indoor and outdoor calm spaces. The school helps pupils to broaden their horizons. Pupils develop respect for beliefs and cultures different to their own. They visit mosques, churches and museums. The school provides a range of clubs. For example, pupils develop their talent for singing and performance in the school choir and by taking part in concerts.
What the school should improve
- Teaching does not consistently ensure that there is a focus on the most important knowledge that pupils should learn. At times, pupils can be overwhelmed and unsure about the knowledge they need to learn. The school should ensure that teaching helps pupils to focus on the important knowledge that the curriculum identifies.
- In some subjects, the checks on pupils' understanding do not identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge. As a result, pupils are not as well prepared as they should be for their next steps. The school should ensure that pupils' knowledge is checked sufficiently to ensure that any gaps or misconceptions are identified and addressed.
- The activities and resources available to children in the early years to help them learn independently are not consistently closely matched to the learning that the children need to engage with. As a result, children do not develop their ability to learn and play independently as well as they could. The school should ensure that children consistently benefit from meaningful opportunities to learn and play independently in the early years.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
175 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Spilsby Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halton Holegate CofE Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
| Partney Church of England Aided Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 11% met the expected standard |
| Toynton All Saints Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Great Steeping Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Helena's Church of England Primary Academy, Willoughby | 6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- INFINITY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Nicholson
- Phone
- 01790752503
- Address
- Woodlands Avenue, Spilsby, PE23 5EP
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- URN
- 142764
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.