SCHOOL PROFILE

Berkeley Primary School

Primary Community school URN 117781
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 669 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 July 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
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 583 545 full-time · 38 part-time
Female pupils 294 50.4% of pupils
Male pupils 289 49.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.4%
2.6 pts above England
School 27.4%
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.

32.8%
12.5 pts above England
School 32.8%
North Lincolnshire 14.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
North Lincolnshire 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
63.3%
369
Any other White background
7.5%
44
Pakistani
7.0%
41
Any other ethnic group
6.0%
35
Any other Asian background
4.5%
26
Indian
3.3%
19
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 22.5% 131 of 583 pupils
1.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.5%
North Lincolnshire 21.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.2% 112 pupils
England 14.8% 4.4 pts above
EHC plans 3.3% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 66
Social, emotional & mental health 33
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
No specialist assessment yet 6
Specific learning difficulty 6
Physical disability 5

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
North Lincolnshire 63.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
North Lincolnshire 75.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
North Lincolnshire 72.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
North Lincolnshire 74.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

4.86%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.36 pts lower than England
School 4.86%
North Lincolnshire 5.72%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.70%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.12 pts lower than England
School 10.70%
North Lincolnshire 14.09%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.97%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.83 pts lower than England
School 0.97%
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

87.1% 1.0 pts below England
Berkeley Primary School
87.1%
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