St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Tollgate, Spalding, PE11 1NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Jenna Withers
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 146257
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01775722889
About this school
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary 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
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
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 40% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 60% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 63% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 70% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary 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 | 33% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 177th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.9% | 23.3% | 204 | — |
| Wygate Park Academy | 77% | 3.9% | 16.5% | 272 | 0.3 miles |
| Spalding Primary Academy | 53% | 5% | 21% | 407 | 0.4 miles |
| The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 13.9% | 415 | 0.5 miles |
| Monkshouse Primary Academy | 60% | 5.1% | 17% | 446 | 0.6 miles |
| Spalding Parish Church of England Day School | 52% | 5.4% | 28.7% | 537 | 0.9 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)
- 23.3%
- English as an additional language
- 48.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 7.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wygate Park Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Spalding Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Monkshouse Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School0.9 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 18th 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 ages does St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the acting headteacher of St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The acting headteacher of St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Jenna Withers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary 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 St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), 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 St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 177th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary 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 10 July 2026.