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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 120444

The Donington-on-Bain School

Community school · Louth · LN11 9TJ

Ages 4–11 · 103 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

87%

Overall absence

5.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)87%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.4%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
78

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

103 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
103
Boys / girls
47 / 56
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
103 / 105 (98%)
Free school meals
12.6%
FSM pupils
13
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Louise Anyan

Location

Address
Main Road, Donington-on-Bain
Postcode
LN11 9TJ
Town
Louth
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
East Lindsey
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Louth, Lincolnshire, 103 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.6%.

Open schools in Louth
18
Primary schools in Louth
13
Academies among open schools in Louth
44% (8)
Open schools in LN11
18
Primary in LN11
13
Open schools in Lincolnshire LA
400
Primary in Lincolnshire LA
280

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Louise Anyan
Telephone
01507343240
Website
www.dobps.co.uk

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