Bythams Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Creeton Road
Little Bytham
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG33 4PX
Phone 01780410275
Reference Number 120506

Bythams Primary School is currently rated as requiring improvement in overall effectiveness. Despite some positive changes implemented by new leaders, the quality of education still needs enhancement. The students display good behavior, are polite, and show respect for one another, benefiting from effective pastoral care. However, the curriculum is uneven, with some areas not sufficiently developed, which impacts the achievement of pupils, particularly the most able and those with special educational needs.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 52
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.15%
Girls: 53.85%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 18
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 17

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 2 2 4
2 5 5 10
3 2 5 7
4 6 4 10
5 4 5 9
6 3 5 8

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.5%
White, Other 7.7%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 09 Jul 2024
Date Report
09 Jul 2024 School inspection:
26 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
16 Oct 2018 Short inspection
28 Jan 2015 Full inspection:
15 Jul 2013 Monitoring visit
07 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
17 Sep 2007 Full inspection:
06 Oct 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils behave well and show kindness and respect towards each other.
  • There is effective pastoral care, notably the 'thrive hive' for self-regulation.
  • The early reading curriculum is well-planned and teaching is improving.
  • There are strong school values that inform personal and social education.
  • The provision for students with SEND has seen improvement.

Areas for Improvement

  • The quality of education needs further improvement in some subjects.
  • Curriculum planning is inconsistent, affecting long-term knowledge retention.
  • Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough, impacting their education.
  • Governance has improved but is not fully effective yet.
  • Safeguarding records do not consistently reflect all actions taken.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 38%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 100
Maths 98

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 2.8
Writing -0.5
Maths 1.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 0 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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