SCHOOL PROFILE

Buckminster Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150511
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 39.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 October 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 41 41 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 18 43.9% of pupils
Male pupils 23 56.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.1%
7.7 pts below England
School 17.1%
Melton 19.4%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
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
97.6%
40
White and Asian
2.4%
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 29.3% 12 of 41 pupils
8.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.3%
Melton 24.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.5% 8 pupils
England 14.8% 4.7 pts above
EHC plans 9.8% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Speech, language & communication 2
No specialist assessment yet 1
Specific learning difficulty 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.

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

4.17%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.05 pts lower than England
School 4.17%
Melton 4.83%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.90%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.91 pts lower than England
School 11.90%
Melton 9.10%
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%
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

39.0% 49.1 pts below England
Buckminster Primary School
39.0%
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