SCHOOL PROFILE

Bingham Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 149068
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 65.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Nottinghamshire
Trust COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 137 137 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 66 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 71 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.9%
2.9 pts below England
School 21.9%
Rushcliffe 14.3%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.2%
2.1 pts below England
School 18.2%
Rushcliffe 15.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Rushcliffe 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
65.0%
89
Chinese
10.2%
14
African
4.4%
6
Any other White background
4.4%
6
White and Asian
2.9%
4
Unclassified
2.2%
3
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 14.6% 20 of 137 pupils
6.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.6%
Rushcliffe 10.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.0% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts below
EHC plans 3.7% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Other difficulty or disability 7
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Speech, language & communication 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing 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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Rushcliffe 71.4%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Rushcliffe 84.2%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Rushcliffe 80.1%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Rushcliffe 82.9%
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

5.76%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 5.76%
Rushcliffe 4.48%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.07 pts higher than England
School 15.89%
Rushcliffe 9.04%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.93%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.87 pts lower than England
School 0.93%
Rushcliffe 1.04%
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

65.2% 22.9 pts below England
Bingham Primary School
65.2%
Rushcliffe
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