Bingham Primary School

Bingham Primary School is a new school, opened in 2022 and part of the Community Inclusive Trust, and this was its first section 5 inspection. Inspectors found it to be a caring, happy and inclusive school at the heart of its community, with high expectations and pupils who are motivated, respectful and well prepared for the next stage of their education. The school was judged good across all inspected areas, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced, reading and phonics are central, and the early years provision gives children a strong foundation. Pupils with SEND are quickly identified and well supported, personal development is thoughtfully planned, and trust and governance support are strong. Staff are positive about leadership and feel valued. The main area for improvement is that teachers do not consistently give pupils enough opportunities to apply their knowledge, so pupils’ understanding does not always deepen beyond the facts they have learned.

Strengths

• Caring, happy and inclusive school community
• High expectations for all pupils
• Pupils are highly motivated and behave excellently
• Ambitious curriculum is well sequenced across subjects
• Reading and phonics are at the heart of the curriculum
• Early years provision gives children a firm foundation
• Pupils with SEND are swiftly identified and well supported
• Personal development is well planned and prepares pupils for later life
• Trust and governors provide strong support and challenge
• Staff feel valued and positive about leadership
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not consistently give pupils opportunities to apply their knowledge
• Pupils’ understanding does not always deepen beyond the facts they have learned

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 Bingham Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.9% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Bingham 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 Bingham Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.3% 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, 10.9% of pupils at Bingham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Bingham Primary School received £8,310 and spent £9,135 for each of its 128 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £97,000 (£754 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Community Inclusive Trust, income was £11,652 and spending £11,935 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 Rushcliffe · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Bingham Primary School is part of Community Inclusive Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Newark Orchard School Newark
• Poplar Farm School Grantham
• The Isaac Newton Primary School Grantham
• Newton Bridge Academy Grantham
• Greenfields Academy Grantham
• Caythorpe Primary School Grantham
• Bowman Academy Loughborough
• Osbournby Primary School Sleaford
• Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Sleaford
• Carre's Grammar School Sleaford

What is Bingham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bingham Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Bingham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bingham Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Bingham Primary School have?

Bingham Primary School has 137 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bingham Primary School cover?

Bingham Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bingham Primary School?

Bingham Primary School is at 50 Burrows Drive, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, NG13 7AT.