Shepeau Stow Primary School
Dowsdale Bank, Shepeau Stow, Spalding, PE12 0TX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Buddle
- Federation
- The Federation of Gedney Hill CofE Primary and Shepeau Stow Primary School
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 120422
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01406330395
About this school
Shepeau Stow Primary School is a community primary school in Spalding. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 58 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shepeau Stow 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 40% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 70% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 60% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 50% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Shepeau Stow 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 | 43% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shepeau Stow Primary School compares
Shepeau Stow Primary School ranked 190th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.1% | 23.5% | 58 | — |
| The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School | — | 7.4% | 28.1% | 60 | 2.2 miles |
| Moulton Chapel Primary School | 33% | 4.1% | 44.4% | 70 | 3.6 miles |
| South View Community Primary School | 60% | 4.7% | 25.2% | 427 | 4.1 miles |
| The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy | — | — | — | 85 | 4.6 miles |
| Alderman Payne Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 29.6% | 100 | 4.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.53%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 12.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Moulton Chapel Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
South View Community Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy4.6 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Alderman Payne Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other schools in Spalding
Shepeau Stow Primary School ranks 21st 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 Shepeau Stow Primary School teach?
- Shepeau Stow Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Shepeau Stow Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Shepeau Stow Primary School is Mrs Alison Buddle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shepeau Stow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shepeau Stow 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 Shepeau Stow Primary School?
- Shepeau Stow Primary School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Shepeau Stow Primary School full?
- Shepeau Stow Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 58 on roll (55%), so it has space against 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 Shepeau Stow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shepeau Stow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shepeau Stow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shepeau Stow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Shepeau Stow Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Shepeau Stow Primary School is part of the The Federation of Gedney Hill CofE Primary and Shepeau Stow Primary School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shepeau Stow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shepeau Stow Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Shepeau Stow Primary School ranked 190th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shepeau Stow Primary School's absence rate?
- Shepeau Stow Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shepeau Stow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shepeau Stow 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 30 June 2026.