SCHOOL PROFILE

Bursar Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 138467
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North East Lincolnshire
Trust HUMBER EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 293 289 full-time · 4 part-time
Female pupils 149 50.9% of pupils
Male pupils 144 49.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.4%
6.4 pts below England
School 18.4%
North East Lincolnshire 33.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.7%
17.6 pts below England
School 2.7%
North East Lincolnshire 8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
North East Lincolnshire 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
96.9%
284
White and Asian
1.4%
4
Any other White background
0.7%
2
African
0.3%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.3%
1
White and Black African
0.3%
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 21.5% 63 of 293 pupils
0.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.5%
North East Lincolnshire 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.7% 46 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.8% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 14
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

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

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
North East Lincolnshire 61.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
North East Lincolnshire 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
North East Lincolnshire 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
North East Lincolnshire 73.4%
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

4.49%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.72 pts lower than England
School 4.49%
North East Lincolnshire 6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.72%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.10 pts lower than England
School 11.72%
North East Lincolnshire 16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.63 pts lower than England
School 1.17%
North East Lincolnshire 1.61%
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

93.0% 4.8 pts above England
Bursar Primary Academy
93.0%
North East Lincolnshire
83.0%
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