Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School

Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good reputation since the last inspection. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel valued and are encouraged to excel. The curriculum is ambitious, with leaders focusing on helping all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to gain equal access to learning opportunities. Despite some setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pupils are recovering academically and showing strong achievement, particularly in mathematics and English.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff create a positive learning environment.
• Pupils enjoy engaging and relevant learning activities.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND to achieve their learning goals.
• Reading is prioritized with a tailored program that benefits all pupils.
• Mathematics teaching is well-structured and engaging for students.
• Pupils display high levels of respect and understand British values.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, curriculum knowledge and progression are not yet fully established.
• Some parents express concerns over the effectiveness of communication with the school.

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 Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Bardney Church of England and Methodist 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 Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School had 14.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.5% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School received £9,729 and spent £9,597 for each of its 162 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £3,000 (-£20 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 Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School have?

Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School has 162 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School cover?

Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School?

Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School is at Henry Lane, Bardney, Bardney Cofe & Methodist Primary School, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 5XJ.