Primary school

Bassingham Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • LN5 9HQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,147 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 13%13% · 2016/172017/18: top 23%2018/19: top 21%2022/23: top 21%2023/24: top 21%2024/25: top 75%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM54% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 31 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 81% · 31 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 78% · 32 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 79% · 34 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 73% · 33 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 74% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 54% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 63%81%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 31 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 31 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 9% · 32 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 12% · 34 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 12% · 33 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 15% · 27 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 28 pupils · East Midlands 6%15%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 106 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 32 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 34 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 32 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 34 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 33 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 27 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 103 · 28 pupils · East Midlands 104106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd221
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026167
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.3%
First language not English3.0%
SEN support7.2%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils11.2%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

77.7% full · 215 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.9
Pupils per adult15.9
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 7 FTE · Whole workforce 13.3 · 18 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,349
Spend per pupil£13,096
Staff spend per pupil£4,801
Reserve per pupil−£783
  • −£130,000revenue reserve
  • −£1,120,000in-year balance

Grants £6,289 · self-generated £60 · premises £7,289 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ASPIRE SCHOOLS TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £1,001,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it