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Bassingbourn Primary School

Community school · Royston · SG8 5NP

Ages 5–11 · 326 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

6.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-22

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.7%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
341

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill78%

326 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
326
Boys / girls
166 / 160
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
326 / 420 (78%)
Free school meals
24.8%
FSM pupils
81
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Headteacher Amy Luu

Location

Address
Brook Road, Bassingbourn, Bassingbourn Cp School, Brook Road
Postcode
SG8 5NP
Town
Royston
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Royston, Cambridgeshire, 326 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.8%.

Open schools in Royston
19
Primary schools in Royston
15
Academies among open schools in Royston
32% (6)
Open schools in SG8
22
Primary in SG8
18
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Roman Way Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Royston · SG8 5EQ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM18.9%

    1.9 miles away

  • Tannery Drift School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Royston · SG8 5DE · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM8.3%

    2.2 miles away

  • Icknield Walk First School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Royston · SG8 7EZ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM10.7%

    2.7 miles away

  • Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Royston · SG8 0PD · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM12.8%

    2.8 miles away

  • Studlands Rise First School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Royston · SG8 9HB · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM6.2%

    2.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Amy Luu
Telephone
01763242460
Website
http://www.bassingbourn.cambs.sch.uk

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