Sutton St James Community Primary School
Bells Drove, Sutton St James, Spalding, PE12 0JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Willows
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 120420
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01945440209
About this school
Sutton St James Community Primary School is a community primary school in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 140 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sutton St James Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 19 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 68% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 68% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 68% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sutton St James Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sutton St James Community Primary School compares
Sutton St James Community Primary School ranked 31st of 245 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.8% | 27.7% | 140 | — |
| Kinderley Primary School | 27% | 9.1% | 55.7% | 74 | 2.2 miles |
| The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 29.8% | 109 | 2.7 miles |
| Fleet Wood Lane School | 67% | 5.7% | 31.3% | 163 | 3.5 miles |
| Long Sutton County Primary School | 32% | 5.1% | 28.9% | 420 | 3.6 miles |
| Gedney Church End Primary Academy | 58% | 8% | 65.9% | 47 | 3.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.69%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.77%
- Persistent absence
- 5.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kinderley Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Fleet Wood Lane School3.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Long Sutton County Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Gedney Church End Primary Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
Sutton St James Community Primary School ranks 4th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Spalding.
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Primary
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Fleet Wood Lane School Primary
- Gedney Church End Primary Academy Primary
- Gedney Drove End Primary School Primary
- Gosberton Academy Primary
- Holbeach Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Holbeach Primary Academy Primary
- Long Sutton County Primary School Primary
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Primary
- Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sutton St James Community Primary School teach?
- Sutton St James Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Sutton St James Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sutton St James Community Primary School is Miss Claire Willows, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sutton St James Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sutton St James Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sutton St James Community Primary School?
- Sutton St James Community Primary School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sutton St James Community Primary School full?
- Sutton St James Community Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 140 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sutton St James Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sutton St James Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sutton St James Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sutton St James Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sutton St James Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sutton St James Community Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Sutton St James Community Primary School ranked 31st of 245 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sutton St James Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Sutton St James Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sutton St James Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sutton St James Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 13 August 2026.