SCHOOL PROFILE

Bassingham Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145437
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 215 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 July 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust ASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 167 167 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 82 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 85 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.4%
10.4 pts below England
School 14.4%
North Kesteven 21.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.6%
16.7 pts below England
School 3.6%
North Kesteven 4.3%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.8%
3.8 pts above England
School 4.8%
North Kesteven 1.8%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.8%
150
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
5
Any other White background
2.4%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
3
Chinese
1.2%
2
African
0.6%
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 14.4% 24 of 167 pupils
6.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.4%
North Kesteven 16.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.4% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.0% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 8
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 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 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
North Kesteven 62.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
North Kesteven 75.9%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
North Kesteven 74.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
North Kesteven 73.2%
East Midlands 71.5%
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

4.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.61 pts lower than England
School 4.61%
North Kesteven 5.03%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.63 pts lower than England
School 11.18%
North Kesteven 11.18%
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%
North Kesteven 1.09%
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

77.7% 10.5 pts below England
Bassingham Primary School
77.7%
North Kesteven
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
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