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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberNorth YorkshireLA2 7BPBentham Community Primary School
Primary

Bentham Community Primary School

Primary

North Yorkshire · LANCASTER · LA2 7BP www.benthamcpschool.org.uk/

Pupils
145
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
145
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
145
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Yorkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bentham Community Primary School · Primary · North Yorkshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
48%
-4pp
76%60%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
0%
-9pp
29%15%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
145
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Low Bentham Road, Bentham, LANCASTER, LA2 7BP
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2548%0%86%24%76%5%62%19%71%71%105.0103.0104.018%145
2023/2452%9%83%35%78%9%74%30%83%83%107.0105.0106.014%160
2022/2376%29%90%57%81%43%95%33%81%86%110.0108.0108.0+3.70+3.30+2.9014%160
2018/1943%9%43%17%78%26%65%22%78%65%98.0102.0103.0-7.70-0.60-3.9017%132
2017/1854%0%54%0%62%31%62%15%62%62%100.099.0101.0-4.80+1.20-4.1017%132
2016/1770%9%74%26%78%22%74%9%83%78%102.0103.0105.0-1.30+0.40-0.2014%145

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2514515.618%3%25%4%10%
2023/2416020.714%3%29%4%12%
2022/2316020.014%3%31%5%10%
2021/2215614.913%1%32%6%14%
2020/2114820.514%1%32%
2018/1913218.017%2%25%4%5%
2017/1813218.017%2%23%4%5%
2016/1714522.914%3%18%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.