Long Sutton County Primary School
Dick Turpin Way, Long Sutton, Spalding, PE12 9EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Gray
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Keystone Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 422
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 147566
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01406363381
About this school
Long Sutton County Primary School is a primary academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Long Sutton County Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 55 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 53% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 73% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 72% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 67% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Long Sutton County 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 | 53% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Sutton County Primary School compares
Long Sutton County Primary School ranked 235th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% 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 | 32% | 5.1% | 28.9% | 420 | — |
| Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy | 60% | 5.6% | 28.2% | 104 | 1.3 miles |
| Gedney Church End Primary Academy | 58% | 8% | 65.9% | 47 | 1.6 miles |
| Fleet Wood Lane School | 67% | 5.7% | 31.3% | 163 | 2.5 miles |
| The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 29.8% | 109 | 3.0 miles |
| Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School | 70% | 6.5% | 52.3% | 204 | 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)
- 28.85%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 10.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Gedney Church End Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Fleet Wood Lane School2.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Wisbech
-
Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
Long Sutton County Primary School ranks 29th 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
- 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 Long Sutton County Primary School teach?
- Long Sutton County Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Long Sutton County Primary School?
- The headteacher of Long Sutton County Primary School is Miss Sarah Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Long Sutton County Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Sutton County 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 many pupils are at Long Sutton County Primary School?
- Long Sutton County Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Long Sutton County Primary School full?
- Long Sutton County Primary School has capacity for 422 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Long Sutton County Primary School a faith school?
- No. Long Sutton County Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Long Sutton County Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Long Sutton County Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Long Sutton County Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Long Sutton County Primary School is part of KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Long Sutton County 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 32% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Long Sutton County Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Long Sutton County Primary School ranked 235th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% 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 Long Sutton County Primary School's absence rate?
- Long Sutton County Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Long Sutton County Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Long Sutton County 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.