William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Market Deeping, Lincolnshire·PE6 8HZ
Composite score
46.3
Compare William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School with another school
#8,695
National rank
#732
In East Midlands
#122
In Lincolnshire
Top 59%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
24 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
58
any preference, for 24 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1020221.0320230.9720241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
218
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,471
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Location

About William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School

William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 218 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School their first choice was offered one of its 24 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

Compare William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School with another school