SCHOOL PROFILE

Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 120589
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 67.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Methodist
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 162 162 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 69 42.6% of pupils
Male pupils 93 57.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.7%
7.9 pts above England
School 32.7%
West Lindsey 26.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.9%
18.4 pts below England
School 1.9%
West Lindsey 4.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

8.6%
7.6 pts above England
School 8.6%
West Lindsey 1.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.0%
149
Any other White background
2.5%
4
White and Asian
2.5%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Indian
0.6%
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 21.6% 35 of 162 pupils
0.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.6%
West Lindsey 20.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.7% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 1.9 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
No specialist assessment yet 4
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1

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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
West Lindsey 57.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
West Lindsey 73.8%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
West Lindsey 67.4%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
West Lindsey 72.0%
East Midlands 71.5%
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

7.11%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.89 pts higher than England
School 7.11%
West Lindsey 5.61%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.46%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.65 pts higher than England
School 16.46%
West Lindsey 13.59%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.83%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.03 pts higher than England
School 1.83%
West Lindsey 1.54%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

67.5% 20.7 pts below England
Bardney Church of England and Methodist Primary School
67.5%
West Lindsey
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
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