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Buckminster Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Grantham · NG33 5RZ

Ages 3–11 · 41 pupils · Leicestershire

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-10-24

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill39%

41 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
41
Boys / girls
23 / 18
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
41 / 105 (39%)
Free school meals
17.1%
FSM pupils
7
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 311

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Academy trust
MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Sponsor
Mowbray Education Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Julia Orridge

Location

Address
School Lane, Buckminster, Buckminster Primary School
Postcode
NG33 5RZ
Town
Grantham
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from 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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Grantham, Leicestershire, 41 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 17.1%.

Open schools in Grantham
44
Primary schools in Grantham
31
Academies among open schools in Grantham
48% (21)
Open schools in NG33
9
Primary in NG33
8
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Julia Orridge
Telephone
01476860315

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