Bythams Primary School
Creeton Road, Little Bytham, Grantham, NG33 4PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Sutton
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 120506
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01780410275
About this school
Bythams Primary School is a community primary school in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 58 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bythams Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 40% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 60% | 38% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 60% | 25% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bythams Primary 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bythams Primary School compares
Bythams Primary School ranked 223rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.7% | 40.4% | 58 | — |
| The Edenham Church of England School | 53% | 3.8% | 19.8% | 110 | 3.5 miles |
| Corby Glen Community Primary School | 0% | 4% | 31.3% | 99 | 3.8 miles |
| Bourne Westfield Primary Academy | 68% | 3.7% | 13.8% | 683 | 4.6 miles |
| Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy | 83% | 4.5% | 18.5% | 273 | 5.1 miles |
| Thurlby Community Primary Academy | 65% | 3.6% | 24.9% | 213 | 5.2 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)
- 40.38%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.73%
- Persistent absence
- 17.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Edenham Church of England School3.5 miles
Primary · Bourne
-
Corby Glen Community Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
Bourne Westfield Primary Academy4.6 miles
Primary · Bourne
-
Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy5.1 miles
Primary · Bourne
-
Thurlby Community Primary Academy5.2 miles
Primary · Bourne
Other schools in Grantham
Bythams Primary School ranks 25th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Grantham.
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Buckminster Primary School Primary
- Caythorpe Primary School Primary
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
- Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bythams Primary School teach?
- Bythams Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bythams Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bythams Primary School is Mr Martin Sutton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bythams Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bythams Primary 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 Bythams Primary School?
- Bythams Primary School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bythams Primary School full?
- Bythams Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 58 on roll (64%), so it has space against 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 Bythams Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bythams Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bythams Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bythams Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bythams Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bythams Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Bythams Primary School ranked 223rd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bythams Primary School's absence rate?
- Bythams Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bythams Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bythams Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.