Buckminster Primary School
School Lane, Buckminster, Grantham, NG33 5RZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Orridge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Mowbray Education Trust
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- URN
- 150511
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Telephone
- 01476860315
About this school
Buckminster Primary School is a primary academy in Grantham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 41 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Buckminster 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
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Buckminster Primary School (URN 119910).
How Buckminster Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 15.2% | 41 | — |
| Colsterworth Church of England Primary School | 59% | 3.5% | 15.4% | 159 | 3.1 miles |
| South Witham Academy | 35% | 6.7% | 35.4% | 90 | 3.2 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham | 100% | 3.1% | 20.6% | 34 | 3.2 miles |
| Cottesmore Academy | 50% | 5.9% | 3.7% | 126 | 5.0 miles |
| Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 31.7% | 34 | 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)
- 15.22%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Colsterworth Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
South Witham Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham3.2 miles
Primary · Melton Mowbray
-
Cottesmore Academy5.0 miles
Primary · Oakham
-
Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other 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
- Bythams 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 Buckminster Primary School teach?
- Buckminster Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Buckminster Primary School?
- The headteacher of Buckminster Primary School is Mrs Julia Orridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Buckminster Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buckminster 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 Buckminster Primary School?
- Buckminster Primary School has 41 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Buckminster Primary School full?
- Buckminster Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 41 on roll (39%), 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 Buckminster Primary School a faith school?
- No. Buckminster Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Buckminster Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Buckminster Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Buckminster Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Buckminster Primary School is part of MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Buckminster Primary School's absence rate?
- Buckminster Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census.
- Does Buckminster Primary 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 Buckminster Primary 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 3 July 2026.