Sutton St James Community Primary School
Bells Drove, Spalding, PE12 0JG
140 pupils · 100% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 15 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 15 | 25 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 26 | 37 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 18 | 30 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 12 | 22 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 18 | 25 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kinderley Primary School 3.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School 4.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Fleet Wood Lane School 5.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Long Sutton County Primary School 5.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Gedney Church End Primary Academy 6.1 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Gorefield Primary Academy 6.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.