The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School
St Marks Road, Holbeach St Mark's, Spalding, PE12 8DZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karyn Herd
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Federation
- Griffin Federation
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 120549
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01406701266
About this school
The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Spalding. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 48 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 50% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 50% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 67% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 102.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 97.0 | - |
Trends over time
How The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 42 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 28.6% | 48 | — |
| Holbeach Bank Primary Academy | 23% | 6.7% | 57.8% | 84 | 2.5 miles |
| Holbeach Primary Academy | 53% | 5.4% | 39.4% | 309 | 3.8 miles |
| The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 68% | 6% | 32.6% | 309 | 4.3 miles |
| Gedney Church End Primary Academy | 58% | 8% | 65.9% | 47 | 4.8 miles |
| Fleet Wood Lane School | 67% | 5.7% | 31.3% | 163 | 4.8 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)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holbeach Bank Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Holbeach Primary Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
- 4.3 miles
-
Gedney Church End Primary Academy4.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Fleet Wood Lane School4.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
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 Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School teach?
- The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School is Mrs Karyn Herd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England 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 Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School?
- The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School has 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School full?
- The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 48 on roll (69%), 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 Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School?
- The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School is part of the Griffin Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Holbeach St Mark's Church of England 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.