Shepeau Stow Primary School, Spalding

Requires Improvement
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 511

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Alison Buddle
Pupils:58 / 105 capacity
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01406330395
Address:Dowsdale Bank, Shepeau Stow, Spalding, PE12 0TX
Federation:The Federation of Gedney Hill CofE Primary and Shepeau Stow Primary School
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 18 March 2025View full report
URN:120422
UKPRN:10077682
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:South Holland and The Deepings
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its November 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

31.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

18 responses
Would recommend89%
Child is happy89%
Well taught89%
Good progress83%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved83%
Bullying dealt with17%
Kept informed83%
Handles concerns50%
Wider development78%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-7ppMaths-10ppWriting+13pp

Reading has declined from 70% to 63%. Maths has declined from 60% to 50%. Writing has improved from 50% to 63%.

Class Sizes

22.7

Avg class size

28.0

KS2

3

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Back Bank (adj)
100m · 2 min walk
Demand Responsive Area
235m · 4 min walk
Drove Road (NE-bound)
948m · 15 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

55%

Available places

58 pupils

105 capacity

47 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Spalding

Medium pressure
New homes approved:2,195
Projected new pupils:549

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Spalding

Admissions Demand - Lincolnshire

Low demand0.74x oversubscription

Places available

8,932

Applications

6,589

Got 1st preference

95.7%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Primary admissions across Lincolnshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

18 March 2025
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
15 November 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
29 March 2017

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.1329%

Overall absence

12.30769%

Persistent absence

65

Enrolments

Authorised3.1299%
Unauthorised1.003%
Persistent (10%+)12.30769%
Severe (50%+)3.07692%

Absence trend

5.06847%
18/19
2.25597%
20/21
6.88652%
21/22
7.55607%
22/23
5.65572%
23/24
4.1329%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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