SCHOOL PROFILE

Bottesford Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 138905
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 63.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

1 November 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 199 199 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 101 50.8% of pupils
Male pupils 98 49.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.1%
3.7 pts below England
School 21.1%
Melton 19.4%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.5%
15.8 pts below England
School 4.5%
Melton 6.4%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Melton 0.9%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.4%
178
White and Black Caribbean
2.5%
5
White and Black African
2.0%
4
African
1.5%
3
Chinese
1.5%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
2
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 16.1% 32 of 199 pupils
4.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.1%
Melton 24.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.1% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts below
EHC plans 7.0% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 1.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Physical disability 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

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Melton 61.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

90.0%

16.2 pts above England

School 90.0%
Melton 77.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Melton 67.7%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

97.0%

25.0 pts above England

School 97.0%
Melton 74.4%
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

5.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.20 pts lower than England
School 5.02%
Melton 4.83%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.47%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.35 pts lower than England
School 10.47%
Melton 9.10%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.22 pts lower than England
School 0.58%
Melton 0.82%
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

63.2% 25.0 pts below England
Bottesford Church of England Primary School
63.2%
Melton
84.2%
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