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Bassingham Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 167 pupils Lincoln
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Bassingham Primary School is an academy converter in Lincoln for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 167 pupils on roll. In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Lincoln Road
Bassingham
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN5 9HQ
Phone 01522788395
Reference Number 145437

General Makeup

Number of pupils 167
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.9%
Girls: 49.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 12 22
2 12 9 21
3 8 8 16
4 15 12 27
5 16 11 27
6 12 13 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.8%
Mixed, Other 3%
White, Other 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
Chinese 1.2%
White & Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 05 Jul 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
05 Jul 2022 School inspection
03 Mar 2018 Academy conversion letter
05 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Bassingham Primary School
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
25 Jun 2009 Curriculum and development visit
10 Sep 2008 Full inspection:
17 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
06 Mar 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

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 103
Maths 103

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 0.7
Writing 0.8
Maths 0.4

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 22 1
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Bassingham Primary School had 163 pupils for 210 places. 47 places (22.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Witham Primary” planning area

Lincolnshire counted 78 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 98 in 2029–30, up 26%.

2018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210
Pupils 212209195198181176163
Unfilled 0.0%0.5%7.1%5.7%13.8%16.2%22.4%

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 Bassingham Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%2.0%4.6%4.5%3.5%3.4%
Unauthorised absence 0.3%0.5%0.9%1.0%0.8%1.3%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.6%0.0%

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, 1.8% of pupils at Bassingham Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.01.02.30.03.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000

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 Bassingham Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 14.915.314.014.212.312.913.615.9
Teachers who left state teaching 4.8%12.5%0.0%12.5%0.0%23.1%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 77.8%–75.0%80.0%100.0%66.7%57.1%–
Sick days per teacher 4.4–9.335.03.98.91.4–

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, 11.4% of pupils at Bassingham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 4 4
Moderate learning difficulty 4 1
Social, emotional and mental health 5 0
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
No specialist assessment of need 2 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 0

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 Bassingham Primary School received £6,379 and spent £13,577 for each of its 166 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £137,000 (-£828 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Aspire Schools Trust, income was £7,272 and spending £8,230 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £93,000£145,000£185,000£83,000£78,000-£37,000-£137,000
per pupil £450£729£996£422£448-£216-£828
In-year balance £3,000£53,000£44,000-£71,000-£0-£138,000-£1,195,000
per pupil £14£266£235-£360-£0-£797-£7,199

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.

Name Distance
Witham St Hughs Academy
Muntjac Way, Witham St Hughs, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9WF
2 miles
The South Hykeham Community Primary School
Wath Lane, South Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9PG
3.28 miles
Swinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School
High Street, Swinderby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9LU
3.36 miles
Brant Broughton Church of England and Methodist Primary School
Brant Broughton Primary School, Mill Lane, Brant Broughton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0RP
3.47 miles
The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill
School Lane, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9BN
3.68 miles
Manor Farm Academy
Tiber Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 9ST
3.89 miles
Coleby Church of England Primary Academy
Rectory Road, Coleby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0AJ
4.03 miles
The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary School
Ravensmoor Close, North Hykeham, All Saints C of E School, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9AB
4.37 miles
The Welbourn Church of England Primary School
High Street, Welbourn, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 0NH
4.87 miles
Fosse Way Academy
Ash Grove, North Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 8DU
4.89 miles
Ling Moor Primary Academy
Richmond Drive, North Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 8QZ
4.97 miles
John Blow Primary School
Snowdon Road, Collingham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 7PT
4.98 miles
Eagle Community Primary School
Scarle Lane, Eagle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9EJ
4.99 miles
Name Distance
Witham Prospect School
Old Harbour Farm, Newark Road, Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, LN6 9JR
2.22 miles
Kisimul School
The Old Vicarage, 61 High Street, Swinderby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9LU
3.42 miles
Broughton House College
High Street, Lincoln, LN5 0SL
3.73 miles
North Kesteven Academy
Moor Lane, North Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9AG
4.42 miles
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Moor Lane, North Hykeham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9AF
4.5 miles

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Bassingham Primary School is part of Aspire Schools Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

How many pupils does Bassingham Primary School have?

Bassingham Primary School has 167 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bassingham Primary School cover?

Bassingham Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bassingham Primary School?

Bassingham Primary School is at Lincoln Road, Bassingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 9HQ.

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