Bassingbourn Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Brook Road
Bassingbourn
Bassingbourn Cp School
Brook Road
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 5NP
Phone 01763242460
Reference Number 110602

General Makeup

Number of pupils 373
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.53%
Girls: 51.47%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 30 51
2 29 28 57
3 28 24 52
4 28 28 56
5 23 31 54
6 26 33 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.1%
Asian, Other 4%
White, Other 3.8%
White & Asian 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-01-13
Date Description Report
2024-10-22 School inspection School inspection
2022-04-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2020-10-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-02-21 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-07-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-12-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-02-21 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 2 1
Third Preference 15 1
From another Local Authority 4 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Roman Way Academy
Burns Road, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5EQ
1.93 miles
Tannery Drift School
Tannery Drift, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5DE
2.25 miles
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
Melbourn Road, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7DB
2.45 miles
Icknield Walk First School
Poplar Drive, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7EZ
2.7 miles
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School
7 Hay Street, Steeple Morden, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 0PD
2.8 miles
Studlands Rise First School
Studlands Rise, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9HB
2.86 miles
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy
Pound Green, Guilden Morden, Nr Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 0JZ
3.22 miles
Meldreth Primary School
High Street, Meldreth, Nr Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6LA
3.28 miles
Melbourn Primary School
Mortlock Street, Melbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6DB
3.45 miles
Therfield First School
The Causeway, Therfield, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9PP
3.97 miles
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
Hurdleditch Road, Orwell, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5QG
4.31 miles
Ashwell Primary School
Silver Street, Ashwell, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 5QL
4.59 miles
Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School
Church Lane, Wrestlingworth, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2EU
4.94 miles
Reed First School
Jacksons Lane, Reed, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 8AB
4.99 miles
Name Distance
Bassingbourn Village College
South End, Bassingbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5NJ
0.09 miles
King James Academy Royston
Garden Walk, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7JH
2.6 miles
Aurora Meldreth Manor School
Fenny Lane, Meldreth, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6LG
3.23 miles
Melbourn Village College
The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6EF
3.51 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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