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Spalding, East Midlands
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School is a primary voluntary-controlled school in Spalding, East Midlands.
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The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School is a primary voluntary-controlled school in Spalding, East Midlands. It has not yet been rated by students on y.school. Be the first to rate this voluntary-controlled school and help other students and parents understand what the school experience is really like.
In terms of academic performance, The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School has 52% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at KS2.
The school has 116 pupils on roll, a teacher turnover rate of 26.5%, 30% of pupils eligible for free school meals, an overall absence rate of 6.8%.
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Latest government data shown is for the 2024/25 academic year; some figures cover earlier years.
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Below par for its intakeThe Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School is in the lower half for KS2 results (reading, writing & maths) among schools with a similar intake (21–31% of pupils eligible for free school meals).
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At The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined at the end of Key Stage 2.
59% met the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths.
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School has an overall absence rate of 6.8%. The national average for primary schools was approximately 6.0% (DfE, 2023/24).
The teacher turnover rate at The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School is 26.5%. This measures the percentage of teachers who left the school in the past year.
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School has 116 pupils on roll.
30% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is used as a proxy for socioeconomic disadvantage.
17% of pupils receive SEN (Special Educational Needs) support or have an Education, Health and Care plan.
Compared with 2,752 schools nationally that have a similar share of disadvantaged pupils (21–31% of pupils eligible for free school meals). Raw league-table positions are heavily shaped by intake; this comparison isolates how a school performs relative to others facing similar circumstances. Source: Department for Education.
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National percentiles (100 = best) for the area around the school · 5/5 measures · Police.uk, DEFRA, NaPTAN, DfT STATS19, MHCLG IoD 2025.
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