Bucknall Primary School

Bucknall Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection. The school showcases a strong sense of community where pupils express enjoyment in their learning and feel safe. The inclusive environment supports children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring they are treated as individuals. Parents appreciate the tailored support for their children, highlighting the school's ability to help each child shine. The leadership team has successfully designed a broad and balanced curriculum, fostering both academic achievement and personal development.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a welcoming and inclusive school environment.
• Strong community relationships foster a family-like atmosphere.
• High expectations of all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective leadership and management prioritizing reading and personal development.
• Well-structured curriculum allowing progression in knowledge and skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack depth of knowledge development.
• Knowledge and skills for pupils with SEND need clearer identification.

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 Bucknall Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.4% 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, 5.9% of pupils at Bucknall Primary 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 Bucknall Primary School had 11.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% 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, 23.7% of pupils at Bucknall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.9% 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 Bucknall Primary School received £13,457 and spent £12,757 for each of its 38 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £12,000 (£324 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 Bucknall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bucknall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Bucknall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bucknall Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Bucknall Primary School have?

Bucknall Primary School has 38 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bucknall Primary School cover?

Bucknall Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Bucknall Primary School?

Bucknall Primary School is at Bucknall Primary School, Main Street, Bucknall, Henry Lane, Bardney, Lincolnshire, LN10 5DT.