William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Godsey Lane, Market Deeping, PE6 8HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Martin
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Federation
- Aspire Federation
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 120695
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01778343119
About this school
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Market Deeping. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 56% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 63% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 63% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery 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 | 70% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School compares
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School ranked 97th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.2% | 20% | 190 | — |
| Market Deeping Community Primary School | 58% | 4% | 30.5% | 289 | 0.1 miles |
| Linchfield Academy | 54% | 4% | 23.8% | 294 | 0.4 miles |
| Deeping St James Community Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 18.1% | 199 | 1.0 miles |
| Langtoft Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 14.2% | 188 | 1.8 miles |
| Northborough Primary School | 74% | 3.3% | 13.2% | 187 | 1.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Market Deeping Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Market Deeping
-
Linchfield Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Deeping St James Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Langtoft Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Northborough Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Market Deeping
Common questions
- What ages does William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School teach?
- William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Deeping.
- Who is the executive headteacher of William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Laura Martin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery 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 William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School?
- William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School full?
- William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 190 on roll (90%), 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 William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School as having no nursery classes.
- Is William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School is part of the Aspire Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School ranked 97th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery 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.