Gedney Church End Primary Academy

School overview

Gedney Church End Primary Academy is a primary school serving Spalding, Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 44 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Gedney Church End Primary Academy 'Inadequate'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. 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). Gedney Church End Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 6 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 14.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 66% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Gedney Church End Primary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.