SCHOOL PROFILE

Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 143297
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 120 Published school capacity
Capacity used 57.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

17 December 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 69 62 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 34 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 35 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.9%
7.1 pts above England
School 31.9%
Gedling 22.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.8%
14.5 pts below England
School 5.8%
Gedling 12.1%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Gedling 0.3%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
53.6%
37
White and Black Caribbean
17.4%
12
Caribbean
10.1%
7
White and Black African
5.8%
4
Indian
4.3%
3
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
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 20.3% 14 of 69 pupils
0.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.3%
Gedling 13.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.8% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts above
EHC plans 1.5% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
No specialist assessment yet 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Other difficulty or 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

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Gedling 66.2%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Gedling 78.0%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

89.0%

18.7 pts above England

School 89.0%
Gedling 74.6%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Gedling 76.5%
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

6.60%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.38 pts higher than England
School 6.60%
Gedling 5.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.37%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.56 pts higher than England
School 25.37%
Gedling 14.22%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Gedling 1.60%
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

57.5% 30.7 pts below England
Burntstump Seely CofE Primary Academy
57.5%
Gedling
91.4%
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