Bottesford Infant School
Manor Road, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, DN16 3PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Busby
- Federation
- Bottesford Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 117780
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724862483
About this school
Bottesford Infant School is a community primary school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bottesford Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Bottesford Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bottesford Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 9.1% | 210 | — |
| Bottesford Junior School | 48% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 263 | 0.1 miles |
| Leys Farm Junior School | 53% | 5.2% | 40.9% | 124 | 0.5 miles |
| Willoughby Road Primary Academy | 67% | 5.1% | 45.1% | 248 | 0.6 miles |
| Oakfield Primary School | 87% | 5.1% | 45.3% | 262 | 0.7 miles |
| Holme Valley Primary School | 90% | 3.2% | 16.4% | 417 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.13%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 4.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bottesford Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Leys Farm Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Willoughby Road Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Oakfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Holme Valley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
- Alkborough Primary Academy Primary
- Althorpe and Keadby Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
- Bottesford Junior School Primary
- Burton-Upon-Stather Primary Academy Primary
- Bushfield Road Infant School Primary
- Crosby Primary School Primary
- Eastoft Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enderby Road Infant School Primary
- Frodingham Infant School Primary
- Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holme Valley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bottesford Infant School teach?
- Bottesford Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Bottesford Infant School?
- The headteacher of Bottesford Infant School is Miss Rachel Busby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bottesford Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bottesford Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bottesford Infant School?
- Bottesford Infant School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Bottesford Infant School full?
- Bottesford Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 210 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bottesford Infant School a faith school?
- No. Bottesford Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bottesford Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bottesford Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bottesford Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Bottesford Infant School is part of the Bottesford Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Bottesford Infant School's absence rate?
- Bottesford Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Bottesford Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bottesford Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.