Primary school in Grantham, Leicestershire
Buckminster Primary School
School Lane, Buckminster, Grantham, Leicestershire, NG33 5RZ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 24 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 39% full — 41 of 105 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 18 / 23
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 15%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 7%
- On SEN support
- 22%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Melton 006D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 38%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 53%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Julia Orridge
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward
- Wymondham
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- URN
- 150511
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colsterworth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 59% | 3.1 mi |
| South Witham AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 35% | 3.2 mi |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School WymondhamAcademy converter | No grade | 100% | 3.2 mi |
| Cottesmore AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 50% | 5 mi |
| Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 56% | 5.2 mi |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 71% | 5.4 mi |
| Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 57% | 5.4 mi |
| Great Ponton Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 33% | 5.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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