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The quality of education Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Requires Improvement
Early years provision Requires Improvement
Previous inspection grade Good
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Foundational Skills: Some pupils read fluently and enjoy high-quality texts, but the weakest readers struggle due to poor book matching and insufficient teacher training.
Success of the Curriculum: The curriculum broadly matches national standards, but lacks precision and detail in some subjects.
Areas Needing Improvement: Planning in some subjects lacks precision, resulting in broad objectives that fail to identify knowledge gaps.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils are generally calm, focused, and encouraged to make positive choices.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Math areas improved with 'mastery' approach; however, reading, particularly for weakest readers, needs work.
Support for Falling Behind: Weakest readers lack targeted support to decode words effectively.
Support for SEND Pupils: SEND pupils' reading needs are not precisely catered for, impacting their ability to read fluently.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Bullying issues are minimized through a friendship and buddy system; pupils report concerns confidently.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Safeguarding procedures are effective, but electronic record system transition causes delays.
Extracurricular Activities: Pupils have access to a variety of festivals, clubs, and competitions.
Outdoor Facilities: Pupils benefit from activities supporting a healthy lifestyle, including swimming and a 'trim trail'.
Impact on Student Progress: New 'mastery' approach in maths helps pupils understand and solve problems better.
Teacher Engagement: Insufficient training for some teachers in teaching early reading and phonics.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Teachers assess against broad objectives, failing to identify knowledge gaps accurately.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Assessments do not identify what pupils do and do not know well enough, impacting achievement.
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Bassingbourn Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.

It has 373 students from age 5-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 23 : 1.

At this school, 49% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Requires Improvement by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Ofset report Requires Improvement Good Good
Age range 5-11 3-11 4-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 23.5 - 22.2
Proficient Math 104 111 107
Proficient Read 104 107 105
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 104 97 97
Reading 104 99 98

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49% 55.17% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 3% 7.26% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -0.2 Average
Writing -2.4 Below Average
Maths -0.4 Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 105 3 92 96
Reading 105 2 92 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% 4 56.01% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 9% 2 8.65% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 0.7 Above Average
Writing -0.7 Below Average
Maths 0.4 Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 102 4 90 94
Reading 103 5 91 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 59% 16 55.39% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 7% 1 8.83% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -1 Below Average
Writing -0.7 Below Average
Maths -1 Below Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 106 88 93
Reading 108 89 93

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75% 52.18% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 6% 7.72% 8.19%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 2.5 Above Average
Writing -0.9 Below Average
Maths 0.6 Average
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Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 24th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
23 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Bassingbourn Primary School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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