Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School, Spalding
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Spalding. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 30 schools in Spalding with published results, and 247th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School in detail
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope it gives you a flavour of our school, its ethos and belief's. Please feel free to contact the school directly with any queries you may have."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cross-country, yoga, dance, Lego and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lincolnshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 100% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School are The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 56% reading, 68% maths); Gosberton Academy (2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Clough and Risegate Community Primary School (3.2 miles, Good, 50% reading, 57% maths); and The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton (4 miles).
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary SchoolGosberton AcademyClough and Risegate Community Primary SchoolThe Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton
Who goes there
3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (7%).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 8 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 years agoThis judgement is from April 2012, 14 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2012 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
19.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 100% to 94% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 100% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
103 pupils
112 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Spalding
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Spalding
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
18
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
21.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
98
Total Pupils
54
Boys
44
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
16.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,362
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,288
Per pupil
£747k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
13.7%
Persistent absence
95
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School
Questions parents ask about Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School
What are SATs results like at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
Of the pupils at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 100% did so in maths.
What is Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 112 places.
How big are the classes at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
Classes at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School has around 98 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School in 2024/25. 13.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School's term dates?
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Lincolnshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Wednesday 14 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Wednesday 19 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School?
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School is at Church End, Quadring, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 4SQ.
Sources: Lincolnshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)