Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School
Church End, Quadring, Spalding, PE11 4SQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anneka Luffman
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 120552
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01775820302
About this school
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school in Spalding. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 98 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 100% | 94% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 100% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 100% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 94% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 107 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School compares
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School ranked 1st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 94% | 5.3% | 23.3% | 98 | — |
| The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 39.8% | 259 | 1.1 miles |
| Gosberton Academy | 80% | 4.6% | 32.1% | 137 | 2.0 miles |
| Clough and Risegate Community Primary School | 43% | 3.1% | 21.1% | 91 | 3.2 miles |
| The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton | — | 4.9% | 22.5% | 143 | 4.0 miles |
| Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 30.5% | 240 | 4.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.3%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 13.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Gosberton Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Clough and Risegate Community Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton4.0 miles
Primary · Boston
-
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Boston
Other schools in Spalding
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School ranks 1st of the 30 ranked primary schools in Spalding.
- Clough and Risegate Community Primary School Primary
- Deeping St Nicholas Primary School Primary
- Fleet Wood Lane School Primary
- Gedney Church End Primary Academy Primary
- Gedney Drove End Primary School Primary
- Gosberton Academy Primary
- Holbeach Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Holbeach Primary Academy Primary
- Long Sutton County Primary School Primary
- Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Monkshouse Primary Academy Primary
- Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School teach?
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Spalding.
- Who is the headteacher of Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
- The headteacher of Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School is Mrs Anneka Luffman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School full?
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School has capacity for 112 pupils and 98 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School a faith school?
- No. Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 94% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School rank locally?
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School ranked 1st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's absence rate?
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.