The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Spalding, Lincolnshire
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School is a primary school in Spalding, Lincolnshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Towndam Lane, Donington, Spalding, PE11 4TR
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Lincolnshire
- Pupils on roll
- 259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy attending this school.”
- “The school has high expectations for every pupil.”
- “Well-established routines enable pupils to meet these expectations.”
To improve
- “However, the school recognises that there is more to do to ensure that teachers teach key knowledge in wider curriculum subjects consistently well.”
- “In addition, in some subjects, the approach to identifying gaps in pupils’ learning is not consistent.”
- “As a result, the school is not able to identify precisely what pupils need to do to improve in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 41% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lincolnshire.
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Gosberton Academy 3.1 mi Good
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School 3.5 mi Good
- Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Surfleet Primary School 5.1 mi Good
- Brown's Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi Good
- Helpringham Primary Academy 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade