Voluntary controlled school · Lincolnshire

The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School

4–11Ages
259Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120556URN

Towndam Lane, Donington, Spalding, PE11 4TR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

59 applications for 38 places · 137th of 169 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 38 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	38	59	1.6	38	1.00
Sep 2025	30	48	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2024	26	42	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2023	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2022	26	40	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2021	36	55	1.5	33	0.92
Sep 2020	39	52	1.3	38	0.97
Sep 2019	31	47	1.5	30	0.97
Sep 2018	34	49	1.4	32	0.94
Sep 2017	39	50	1.3	36	0.92
Sep 2016	31	54	1.7	29	0.94
Sep 2015	35	55	1.6	37	1.06
Sep 2014	35	52	1.5	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 68% · Maths 68% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%214th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	41%	12%	102	102
2023/24	52%	7%	103	103
2022/23	39%	3%	102	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School
1.8 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Gosberton Academy
5.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Clough and Risegate Community Primary School
5.7 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2021

2.0applications per place
The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton
7.7 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2022

2.1applications per place
Surfleet Primary School
8.2 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

7.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Brown's Church of England Primary School
8.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Helpringham Primary Academy
9.1 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120556 · 925/3098
Capacity: 270 pupils · 259 on roll
Free school meals: 37.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Towndam Lane, Donington, Spalding, PE11 4TR
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Holland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources