Bythams Primary School

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.

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.

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 Bythams Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% 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, 7.7% of pupils at Bythams 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 Bythams Primary School had 12.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 36.2% of pupils at Bythams Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.8% 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 Bythams Primary School received £11,417 and spent £12,435 for each of its 58 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £71,000 (£1,228 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 Bythams Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bythams Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2024.

When was Bythams Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bythams Primary School was last inspected in October 2024.

How many pupils does Bythams Primary School have?

Bythams Primary School has 58 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bythams Primary School cover?

Bythams Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Bythams Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bythams Primary School?

Bythams Primary School is at Creeton Road, Little Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4PX.