Donisthorpe Primary School
Ashby Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Williamson
- Sponsor
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 149269
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530270371
About this school
Donisthorpe Primary School is a primary academy in Swadlincote. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 June 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 47% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 60% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 63% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 63% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Donisthorpe 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Donisthorpe Primary School compares
Donisthorpe Primary School ranked 56th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5% | 18.5% | 207 | — |
| Oakthorpe Primary School | 50% | 6.8% | 25.9% | 80 | 0.7 miles |
| Measham Church of England Primary School | 54% | 5% | 25.6% | 176 | 1.5 miles |
| St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy | 65% | 6.4% | 19.8% | 136 | 1.6 miles |
| Moira Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 33.3% | 184 | 1.7 miles |
| Overseal Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 27.1% | 204 | 1.8 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)
- 18.54%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 11.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakthorpe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Measham Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Moira Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
-
Overseal Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Swadlincote
Other schools in Swadlincote
Donisthorpe Primary School ranks 1st of the 23 ranked primary schools in Swadlincote.
- Albert Village Primary School Primary
- Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School Primary
- Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Eureka Primary School Primary
- Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School Primary
- Hartshorne CofE Primary School Primary
- Linton Primary School Primary
- Measham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Moira Primary School Primary
- Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Donisthorpe Primary School teach?
- Donisthorpe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Swadlincote.
- Who is the headteacher of Donisthorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Donisthorpe Primary School is Mr Jamie Williamson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Donisthorpe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Donisthorpe 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 Donisthorpe Primary School?
- Donisthorpe Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Donisthorpe Primary School full?
- Donisthorpe Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Donisthorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Donisthorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Donisthorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Donisthorpe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Donisthorpe Primary School?
- Donisthorpe Primary School is part of SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Donisthorpe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Donisthorpe Primary School rank locally?
- Donisthorpe Primary School ranked 56th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Donisthorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Donisthorpe Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Donisthorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Donisthorpe 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 10 July 2026.