The Donington-on-Bain SchoolKidgate Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Louth.

Summary of the comparison

The Donington-on-Bain School and Kidgate Academy are primary schools in Louth.

  • The Donington-on-Bain School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Kidgate Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Donington-on-Bain School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Donington-on-Bain School was judged Good and Kidgate Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for The Donington-on-Bain School and 38.0% for Kidgate Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Donington-on-Bain School (87.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kidgate Academy (59.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Donington-on-Bain School versus Kidgate Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LouthThe Donington-on-Bain SchoolLouthKidgate AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking9th of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure204th of 271 in Lincolnshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll97 420
Capacity105 420
LocationLouth, LN11 9TJ Louth, LN11 9BX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure38.0% 62.0%
At higher standard21.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census97 420
Free school meals (ever 6)11.3% 31.7%
English as an additional language1.0% 3.6%
SEN support23.7% 15.5%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.1% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.7% Stronger figure10.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Donington-on-Bain School

Kidgate Academy

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