Bursar Primary Academy

Bursar Primary Academy continues to demonstrate good performance as a school, showcasing a caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The leadership team, under the new headteacher, has made substantial improvements, particularly in developing the curriculum and maintaining high expectations for both academic achievement and behavior. Students enjoy a sense of community, actively participate in their school life, and benefit from supportive relationships with staff, enhancing their overall learning experience. However, the report highlights some areas for improvement, such as the need for consistent delivery of the curriculum across all subjects and a clearer outlining of learning goals for nursery-aged children. The school is part of the Humber Education Trust and has made notable strides since its last inspection, but ongoing efforts are necessary to ensure all aspects of the educational delivery meet the established standards.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and caring relationships among pupils.
• High expectations for academic achievement and behavior set by leaders.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong focus on promoting a love of reading from early years.
• Wide range of extracurricular clubs and pupil leadership opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the planned curriculum across all subjects.
• Unclear intended learning outcomes for nursery-aged children.

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 Bursar Primary Academy attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.7% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Bursar Primary Academy 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 Bursar Primary Academy had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.3% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Bursar Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% 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 2024–25 Bursar Primary Academy received £6,396 and spent £6,407 for each of its 311 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £441,000 (£1,417 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Humber Education Trust, income was £9,935 and spending £9,655 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Cleethorpes · North East Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Bursar Primary Academy is part of Humber Education Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Cambridge Park Academy Grimsby
• Woodland Primary School Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Maybury Primary School Hull
• Adelaide Primary School Hull
• Clifton Primary School Hull
• Neasden Primary School Hull
• Tweendykes School Hull
• Christopher Pickering Primary School Hull
• Ganton School Kingston-Upon-Hull
• St Nicholas Primary School Kingston-Upon-Hull

What is Bursar Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bursar Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Bursar Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Bursar Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Bursar Primary Academy have?

Bursar Primary Academy has 293 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bursar Primary Academy cover?

Bursar Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bursar Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bursar Primary Academy?

Bursar Primary Academy is at Clee Road, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, DN35 9HU.