Monkshouse Primary Academy
Pennygate, Spalding, PE11 1LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Clarke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- University of Lincoln
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 150443
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01775722006
About this school
Monkshouse Primary Academy is a primary academy in Spalding. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 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 8 November 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as The Spalding Monkshouse Primary School (URN 120425).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Monkshouse 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 463 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monkshouse Primary Academy compares
Monkshouse Primary Academy ranked 119th 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 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.1% | 17% | 446 | — |
| Wygate Park Academy | 77% | 3.9% | 16.5% | 272 | 0.5 miles |
| The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 13.9% | 415 | 0.5 miles |
| St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 52% | 4.9% | 23.3% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Spalding Primary Academy | 53% | 5% | 21% | 407 | 0.8 miles |
| Spalding Parish Church of England Day School | 52% | 5.4% | 28.7% | 537 | 1.3 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)
- 16.98%
- English as an additional language
- 41.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 13.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wygate Park Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Spalding Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School1.3 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other schools in Spalding
Monkshouse Primary Academy ranks 10th 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
- Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Monkshouse Primary Academy teach?
- Monkshouse Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Monkshouse Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Monkshouse Primary Academy is Mr Andrew Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Monkshouse Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monkshouse 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 Monkshouse Primary Academy?
- Monkshouse Primary Academy has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Monkshouse Primary Academy full?
- Monkshouse Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 446 on roll (106%), 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 Monkshouse Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Monkshouse Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Monkshouse Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Monkshouse Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Monkshouse Primary Academy?
- Monkshouse 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 does Monkshouse Primary Academy rank locally?
- Monkshouse Primary Academy ranked 119th 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 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 Monkshouse Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Monkshouse Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monkshouse Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monkshouse 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.