Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy
Lutton, Spalding, PE12 9HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jacob Perrin
- Sponsor
- Keystone Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 148747
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01406363392
About this school
Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy is a primary academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 104 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
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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 47% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 60% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 47% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Lutton St Nicholas 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 | 43% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy compares
Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy ranked 125th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.6% | 28.2% | 104 | — |
| Long Sutton County Primary School | 32% | 5.1% | 28.9% | 420 | 1.3 miles |
| Gedney Church End Primary Academy | 58% | 8% | 65.9% | 47 | 1.9 miles |
| Gedney Drove End Primary School | 33% | 5.3% | 35.1% | 33 | 2.9 miles |
| Fleet Wood Lane School | 67% | 5.7% | 31.3% | 163 | 2.9 miles |
| Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School | 70% | 6.5% | 52.3% | 204 | 3.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.16%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Long Sutton County Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Gedney Church End Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Gedney Drove End Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Fleet Wood Lane School2.9 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Sutton Bridge Westmere Community Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy ranks 11th 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
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Primary
- Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy teach?
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy is Mr Jacob Perrin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lutton St Nicholas 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 big is Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy?
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy full?
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 104 on roll (99%), 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 Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy?
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy 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 Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy rank locally?
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy ranked 125th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lutton St Nicholas 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 3 July 2026.