The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy, Spalding
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Spalding, part of Infinity Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 30 schools in Spalding with published results, and 10,901st of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy in detail
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 18 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lincolnshire
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 60% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 55 families put The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy are Spalding Primary Academy (1.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 67% maths); Wygate Park Academy (1.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 86% maths); St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy (1.8 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 59% maths); and St Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding (1.9 miles, Good, 39% reading, 57% maths).
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Spalding Primary AcademyWygate Park AcademySt Norbert's Catholic Voluntary AcademySt Paul's Community Primary and Nursery School, Spalding
The trust
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy is one of 20 schools run by Infinity Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
11.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (8%).
In 2026, 49 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 11 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Spalding Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (opposite), 160 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy attending this school. They describe the school to be a fun place that is inclusive. Pupils say they can speak to someone if they have a concern or a worry. They know they can visit the nurture room to speak to trusted adults. Pupils feel safe and happy here.
Staff have high expectations of pupils. Pupils rise to these expectations. They know that the school is trying to help them develop as rounded individuals. This work is rooted in the school's mantra, 'being the best version of you'.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has an ambitious curriculum. Subject leaders have identified the important concepts that they want pupils to grasp. Pupils revisit these concepts. This enables pupils to build on what they have learned before.
In a few subjects, there have been recent changes to ensure that the curriculum is logically ordered and that the key concepts are sharply defined. These subjects are not yet as well embedded as others. Pupils are yet to get the depth of understanding in these subjects as they do in subjects where the curriculum is more established.
From Ofsted's February 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Early years.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
29.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 68% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
26.5
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
September 2026 Newsletter
30 Sep 2026
June 2026 Newsletter
30 Jun 2026
May 2026 Newsletter
10 Jun 2026
April 2026 Newsletter
28 Apr 2026
March 2026 Newsletter
26 Mar 2026
December 2025 Newsletter
23 Feb 2026
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy, with their latest published grades:
- Building Blocks Nurseries Pinchbeck - Day nursery, 0.1 milesOfsted, 4 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Sunflower Lodge Limited - Day nursery, 1.3 milesOfsted, 26 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Oaks Childcare - Day nursery, 1.7 milesOfsted, 28 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for reception to year 11 transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
Will you get a place at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy?
For 2026 entry it had 55 first choices for 57 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
392 pupils
420 places
28 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Spalding West Primary planning area (Lincolnshire) will have 47 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 30 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
49
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
15.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
390
Total Pupils
188
Boys
202
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
18.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,738
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2189k
Total funding
£141k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
8.1%
Persistent absence
347
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024.
Is it hard to get a place at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy?
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy?
Classes at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy average 27.7 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy?
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy has around 390 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy?
3.9% of sessions were missed at The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy in 2024/25. 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy?
The Pinchbeck East Church of England Primary Academy is at Fennell Road, Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3RP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)