Whaplode Church of England Primary School
Mill Lane, Whaplode, Spalding, PE12 6TS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Abbie Muir
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 144119
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01406370447
About this school
Whaplode Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2022, 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 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 67% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 73% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Whaplode 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whaplode Church of England Primary School compares
Whaplode Church of England Primary School ranked 187th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.3% | 32.5% | 186 | — |
| The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton | 65% | 3.4% | 19.8% | 268 | 1.5 miles |
| The Holbeach William Stukeley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 68% | 6% | 32.6% | 309 | 1.7 miles |
| Holbeach Primary Academy | 53% | 5.4% | 39.4% | 309 | 1.9 miles |
| Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School | — | 5.3% | 63% | 61 | 2.3 miles |
| Holbeach Bank Primary Academy | 23% | 6.7% | 57.8% | 84 | 2.8 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)
- 32.47%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 12.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The John Harrox Primary School, Moulton1.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
- 1.7 miles
-
Holbeach Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Holbeach Bank Primary Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
Whaplode Church of England Primary School ranks 20th 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
- 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 Whaplode Church of England Primary School teach?
- Whaplode Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Whaplode Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whaplode Church of England Primary School is Ms Abbie Muir, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whaplode Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whaplode 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 Whaplode Church of England Primary School?
- Whaplode Church of England Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whaplode Church of England Primary School full?
- Whaplode Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 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 Whaplode Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Whaplode Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does Whaplode Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whaplode Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Whaplode Church of England Primary School?
- Whaplode Church of England Primary School is part of LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whaplode Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whaplode Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Whaplode Church of England Primary School ranked 187th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whaplode Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Whaplode Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whaplode Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whaplode 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 10 July 2026.