SCHOOL PROFILE

Bassingbourn Primary School

Primary Community school URN 110602
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cambridgeshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 326 326 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 160 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 166 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.8%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 24.8%
South Cambridgeshire 17.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.3%
16.0 pts below England
School 4.3%
South Cambridgeshire 14.6%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Cambridgeshire 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.5%
256
Any other Asian background
5.2%
17
Any other White background
3.4%
11
Unclassified
3.1%
10
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
8
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.0% 52 of 326 pupils
4.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.0%
South Cambridgeshire 20.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.6% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 2.2 pts below
EHC plans 3.4% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 21
No specialist assessment yet 10
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Specific learning difficulty 5
Speech, language & communication 5
Moderate learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
South Cambridgeshire 58.6%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
South Cambridgeshire 73.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
South Cambridgeshire 68.3%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
South Cambridgeshire 72.1%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.28 pts lower than England
School 4.94%
South Cambridgeshire 5.52%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.31%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.50 pts lower than England
School 13.31%
South Cambridgeshire 12.70%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.30%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.51 pts lower than England
School 0.30%
South Cambridgeshire 1.80%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

77.6% 10.6 pts below England
Bassingbourn Primary School
77.6%
South Cambridgeshire
83.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information