Bottesford Junior School

Bottesford Junior School is currently under review after being previously judged to be good. The inspection found that although the school has high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, there are notable concerns regarding the curriculum delivery which prevents students from acquiring a solid foundation of knowledge. While the school fosters a supportive environment and promotes positive relationships, it faces challenges in ensuring the curriculum is clearly defined and assessed effectively for all subjects. The school must take action to maintain the standards previously set and prepare for its next graded inspection.

Strengths

• High expectations for all groups of pupils.
• Warm and nurturing school environment with respectful relationships.
• Good opportunities for pupils to learn about safety and responsibility.
• Effective support for developing reading skills.
• Careful promotion of equal opportunities and student democracy.
• Strong pastoral support leading to pupils feeling safe.

Areas for Improvement

• Weaknesses in curriculum definition and delivery.
• Ineffective use of assessment information to inform teaching.
• Gaps in pupils' knowledge due to lack of oversight in some subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bottesford Junior School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Bottesford Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bottesford Junior School had 25.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.3% of pupils at Bottesford Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bottesford Junior School received £5,610 and spent £5,539 for each of its 263 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £106,000 (£402 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bottesford Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bottesford Junior School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Bottesford Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bottesford Junior School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Bottesford Junior School have?

Bottesford Junior School has 263 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bottesford Junior School cover?

Bottesford Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Bottesford Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bottesford Junior School?

Bottesford Junior School is at Manor Road, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 3PB.