SCHOOL PROFILE

Bottesford Infant School

Primary Community school URN 117780
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North Lincolnshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 210 210 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 120 57.1% of pupils
Male pupils 90 42.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.6%
16.2 pts below England
School 8.6%
North Lincolnshire 29.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
North Lincolnshire 14.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North Lincolnshire 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.4%
192
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
5
White and Asian
2.4%
5
Any other White background
1.4%
3
White and Black African
1.4%
3
Any other Asian background
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.3% 30 of 210 pupils
6.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.3%
North Lincolnshire 21.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.9% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts below
EHC plans 1.4% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Social, emotional & mental health 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.90%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.32 pts lower than England
School 3.90%
North Lincolnshire 5.72%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.90%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.92 pts lower than England
School 4.90%
North Lincolnshire 14.09%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.70%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.10 pts lower than England
School 0.70%
North Lincolnshire 1.40%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.0% 11.8 pts above England
Bottesford Infant School
100.0%
North Lincolnshire
83.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information