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The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy

  • 4–11Ages
  • 85Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 152049URN

Barrier Bank, Cowbit, Spalding, PE12 6AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.8per place
0.8 above Lincolnshire median (2.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

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34 applications for 12 places

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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
2.8applications per place, Reception
0.8 above Lincolnshire median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

34 applications · 12 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.8; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
  2. 2025 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  3. 2024 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  4. 2023 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  5. 2022 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  6. 2021 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  7. 2020 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  8. 2019 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  10. 2017 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary (URN 120611), the previous school.

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202612342.8131.08
Sep 2025 *10181.890.90
Sep 2024 *11232.190.82
Sep 2023 *13211.6131.00
Sep 2022 *6142.361.00
Sep 2021 *7152.160.86
Sep 2020 *10161.6101.00
Sep 2019 *9151.791.00
Sep 2018 *6162.740.67
Sep 2017 *10202.080.80
Sep 2016 *5102.051.00
Sep 2015 *8111.470.88
Sep 2014 *5132.651.00

Schools nearby

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

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
152049 · 925/3337
Trust
Keystone Academy Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
84 pupils · 85 on roll
Free school meals
25.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2025
Replaced
The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary (URN 120611)
Address
Barrier Bank, Cowbit, Spalding, PE12 6AE
Local authority
Lincolnshire · South Holland

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