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The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School

South Holland, PE12 0NLPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
22%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
7 1st-choice / 10 places
Ranking
#13,516
of 13,686 nationally

About The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School

The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School is a small village primary in South Holland, Lincolnshire, currently home to 57 pupils against a capacity of 105. That means the school is running at just over half its potential size, which is a significant gap. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 28. 1%, well above the national average and a clear indicator that the school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage. Despite this, demand for places is modestly healthy: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 11 applications for 10 places, making it technically oversubscribed, with 7 of those applications coming as first preferences. This suggests a small but committed local catchment, where families are actively choosing the school rather than it being a default option. The school is a voluntary controlled Church of England primary, with headteacher Alison Buddle at the helm, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025 resulted in a Good rating across all graded areas, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in February 2023.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressNorth Road, Spalding, South Holland, PE12 0NL
HeadteacherAlison Buddle
Local AuthorityLincolnshire
Number of Pupils57
Free School Meals (FSM)28.1%
School Capacity57 / 105 (54% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Jun 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 17 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:25

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:30-18:00

Source: gedneyhillschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.