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Gedney Drove End Primary School

Community school · Spalding · PE12 9PD

Ages 4–11 · 33 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
30

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

3

Places offered

3

1st-preference offers

3

Total preferences (any rank)
5
Preferred offers (top 3)
3
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill47%

33 pupils · 70 places

Pupils on roll
33
Boys / girls
12 / 21
School capacity
70
Capacity fill
33 / 70 (47%)
Free school meals
48.5%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Griffin Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Karyn Herd

Location

Address
Main Road, Gedney Drove End
Postcode
PE12 9PD
Town
Spalding
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
South Holland
Constituency
South Holland and The Deepings
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, 33 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 48.5%.

Open schools in Spalding
46
Primary schools in Spalding
34
Academies among open schools in Spalding
52% (24)
Open schools in PE12
23
Primary in PE12
19
Open schools in Lincolnshire LA
400
Primary in Lincolnshire LA
280

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SpaldingNear PE12

  • Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Spalding · PE12 9HN · Lincolnshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM27.9%
    • Demand0.87

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Karyn Herd
Telephone
01406550242
Website
www.griffinfederation.co.uk

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