The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School
North Road, Gedney Hill, Spalding, PE12 0NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Buddle
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- 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
- 60
- URN
- 120548
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01406330258
About this school
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 60 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 22% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 22% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 33% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 23% | 22% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 95.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 98.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 The Gedney Hill Church of England VC 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 | 8% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 57 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.4% | 28.1% | 60 | — |
| Shepeau Stow Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 23.5% | 58 | 2.2 miles |
| Alderman Payne Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 29.6% | 100 | 2.7 miles |
| Murrow Primary Academy | 47% | 5.6% | 32.1% | 103 | 3.8 miles |
| Moulton Chapel Primary School | 33% | 4.1% | 44.4% | 70 | 4.7 miles |
| Gorefield Primary Academy | 29% | 7.3% | 27% | 95 | 4.9 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)
- 28.07%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.42%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shepeau Stow Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Alderman Payne Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Murrow Primary Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Moulton Chapel Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Gorefield Primary Academy4.9 miles
Primary · Wisbech
Other 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 year groups does The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School teach?
- The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the executive headteacher of The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School is Mrs Alison Buddle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Gedney Hill Church of England VC 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 big is The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School?
- The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School full?
- The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 60 on roll (57%), 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 The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School?
- The Gedney Hill Church of England VC 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 The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 8% in 2022/23 and 22% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School's absence rate?
- The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Gedney Hill Church of England VC 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.