Halton Holegate CofE Primary School
Station Road, Halton Holegate, Spilsby, PE23 5PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head of School
- Mr Richard Baldock
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 62
- URN
- 120573
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01790752575
About this school
Halton Holegate CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Spilsby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 62 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 75% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 92% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 83% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Halton Holegate CofE 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 | 73% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 60 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halton Holegate CofE Primary School compares
Halton Holegate CofE Primary School ranked 18th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 6.5% | 45% | 62 | — |
| Spilsby Primary School | 57% | 6.8% | 43.6% | 175 | 1.3 miles |
| Toynton All Saints Primary School | 54% | 3.9% | 18.4% | 132 | 1.6 miles |
| Great Steeping Primary School | 65% | 3.3% | 37.5% | 81 | 1.6 miles |
| Partney Church of England Aided Primary School | 11% | 7.8% | 38.2% | 63 | 2.3 miles |
| The New Leake Primary School | 14% | 8% | 36.4% | 42 | 5.1 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)
- 45%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 22.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spilsby Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Spilsby
-
Toynton All Saints Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Spilsby
-
Great Steeping Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Spilsby
-
Partney Church of England Aided Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Spilsby
-
The New Leake Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Boston
Other schools in Spilsby
Halton Holegate CofE Primary School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Spilsby.
- Great Steeping Primary School Primary
- Partney Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Spilsby Primary School Primary
- Toynton All Saints Primary School Primary
- King Edward VI Academy Secondary
- The Eresby School, Spilsby Academies
- Woodlands Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Halton Holegate CofE Primary School teach?
- Halton Holegate CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Spilsby.
- Who is the head of school of Halton Holegate CofE Primary School?
- The head of school of Halton Holegate CofE Primary School is Mr Richard Baldock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Halton Holegate CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halton Holegate CofE 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 Halton Holegate CofE Primary School?
- Halton Holegate CofE Primary School has 62 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Halton Holegate CofE Primary School full?
- Halton Holegate CofE Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 62 on roll (89%), 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 Halton Holegate CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Halton Holegate CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does Halton Holegate CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Halton Holegate CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Halton Holegate CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halton Holegate CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Halton Holegate CofE Primary School ranked 18th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halton Holegate CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Halton Holegate CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halton Holegate CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halton Holegate CofE 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.