Holbeach Primary Academy
Boston Road South, Holbeach, Spalding, PE12 7LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Kenyon
- Sponsor
- University of Lincoln
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 141260
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01406422397
About this school
Holbeach Primary Academy is a primary academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 309 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holbeach Primary Academy, 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 30 March 2023, 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 | 45 | 41 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 56% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 66% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 66% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 61% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Holbeach Primary Academy 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 | 58% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 315 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holbeach Primary Academy compares
Holbeach Primary Academy ranked 167th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.4% | 39.4% | 309 | — |
| The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 68% | 6% | 32.6% | 309 | 0.4 miles |
| Holbeach Bank Primary Academy | 23% | 6.7% | 57.8% | 84 | 1.3 miles |
| Whaplode Church of England Primary School | 50% | 5.3% | 32.5% | 186 | 1.9 miles |
| Fleet Wood Lane School | 67% | 5.7% | 31.3% | 163 | 2.2 miles |
| Gedney Church End Primary Academy | 58% | 8% | 65.9% | 47 | 3.0 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)
- 39.37%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.44%
- Persistent absence
- 14.84%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.4 miles
-
Holbeach Bank Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Whaplode Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Spalding
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Fleet Wood Lane School2.2 miles
Primary · Spalding
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Gedney Church End Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
Holbeach Primary Academy ranks 16th 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
- Long Sutton County Primary School Primary
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Primary
- Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holbeach Primary Academy teach?
- Holbeach Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Holbeach Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Holbeach Primary Academy is Miss Nicola Kenyon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holbeach Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holbeach Primary Academy, 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 Holbeach Primary Academy?
- Holbeach Primary Academy has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holbeach Primary Academy full?
- Holbeach Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 309 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holbeach Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Holbeach Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Holbeach Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holbeach Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Holbeach Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Holbeach Primary Academy is part of UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holbeach Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holbeach Primary Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Holbeach Primary Academy ranked 167th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holbeach Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Holbeach Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holbeach Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holbeach Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.