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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Bucknall Primary School

Primary Community school URN 120443
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity — Published school capacity
Capacity used — Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

17 January 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 1 March 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 38 38 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 23 60.5% of pupils
Male pupils 15 39.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.8%
12.0 pts above England
School 36.8%
East Lindsey 37.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.6%
17.7 pts below England
School 2.6%
East Lindsey 3.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

10.5%
9.5 pts above England
School 10.5%
East Lindsey 2.4%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.8%
33
White and Asian
5.3%
2
Irish
2.6%
1
Unclassified
2.6%
1
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
1
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 31.6% 12 of 38 pupils
10.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.6%
East Lindsey 24.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.7% 9 pupils
England 14.8% 8.9 pts above
EHC plans 7.9% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 4
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

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 2022/23.

2022/23
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

11.0% 47.2 pts below England
School 11.0%
East Lindsey 53.7%
East Midlands 57.9%
England 58.2%
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

5.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.53 pts lower than England
School 5.68%
East Lindsey 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.35%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.54 pts higher than England
School 19.35%
East Lindsey 18.23%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
East Lindsey 1.99%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information