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Shepeau Stow Primary School

Community school · Spalding · PE12 0TX

Ages 5–11 · 58 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.75 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-18

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)

Expected standard (RWM)40%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.9%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
74

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

0.75 · Often has places

1st preferences

6

Places offered

9

1st-preference offers

6

Total preferences (any rank)
13
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
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 fill55%

58 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
58
Boys / girls
31 / 27
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
58 / 105 (55%)
Free school meals
31%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

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
The Federation of Gedney Hill CofE Primary and Shepeau Stow Primary School
Headteacher
Mrs Alison Buddle

Location

Address
Dowsdale Bank, Shepeau Stow
Postcode
PE12 0TX
Town
Spalding
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
South Holland
Constituency
South Holland and The Deepings
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to 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 5–11, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, 58 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 31%.

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alison Buddle
Telephone
01406330395
Website
www.shepeaustowschool.co.uk/

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