Primary school

The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lincolnshire
  • LN10 6YW
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,280 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 44%44%2016/17: top 84%2017/18: top 14%14% · 2017/182018/19: top 96%2022/23: top 27%2023/24: top 50%2024/25: top 42%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM67% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 14 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 46% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 83% · 12 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 38% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 70% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 63% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 67% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 63%83%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 14 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 15% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 0% · 12 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 8% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 20% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 13% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 6%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 14 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 101 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 12 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 100 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 14 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 100 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 12 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 100 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 106 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 104106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.9%
20 of 22 who put it first2014 · 68.2%2026 · 90.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2220
2nd220
3rd80

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026118
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.5%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support15.4%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils8.7%

Girls 54.7%Boys 45.3%

112.4% full · 105 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 28 responses (22.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved89.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 85.7% not applicable25% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 42.9% not applicable81.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child96.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development96.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 7 FTE · Whole workforce 15.9 · 22 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,963
Spend per pupil£8,649
Staff spend per pupil£7,095
Reserve per pupil£566
  • +£66,770revenue reserve
  • +£36,945in-year balance

Grants £8,302 · self-generated £661 · premises £549 per pupil