The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary
Barrier Bank, Cowbit, Spalding, PE12 6AE
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Leonard
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 120611
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
About this school
The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Spalding. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 87 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 67% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 30% | 67% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 30% | 67% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 30% | 50% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 94.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary 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 | 20% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 | 50% | 5.2% | 26.4% | 87 | — |
| The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy | — | — | — | 85 | 0.0 miles |
| Weston Hills CofE Primary School | 59% | 3.4% | 26.7% | 135 | 1.5 miles |
| Spalding Parish Church of England Day School | 52% | 5.4% | 28.7% | 537 | 2.5 miles |
| Moulton Chapel Primary School | 33% | 4.1% | 44.4% | 70 | 2.6 miles |
| The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 13.9% | 415 | 2.8 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)
- 26.44%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Weston Hills CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Spalding Parish Church of England Day School2.5 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Moulton Chapel Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Spalding
Other 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 ages does The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary teach?
- The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Spalding.
- Has The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary?
- The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary had 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Cowbit St Mary's (Endowed) CofE Primary'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 31 August 2025.