Beckingham Primary School

About Beckingham Primary School

Beckingham Primary School sits within the Nottinghamshire local authority, a large county with 286 primary schools, and serves the Bassetlaw area. Among the 44 primary schools in Bassetlaw, it ranks 24th, placing it in the middle of the local pack. The top-performing peers in the same authority are John Blow Primary School, Harworth CofE Academy, and Bunny CofE Primary School, all of which score higher on the ranking metric used here. Beckingham is a small, mixed-gender state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 88 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105. It has no religious character and no nursery or sixth-form provision. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 24 applications for 10 places, with all 10 first-preference families offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.4. This level of demand suggests it is a popular choice locally, even if it doesn't top the league tables.

Academically, Beckingham was rated Good across all areas in its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024, a consistent improvement from its previous Good rating in 2018, which had weaker early years provision. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, which is below the Nottinghamshire local authority average of 61%. However, the school's reading scores are a relative strength: 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, and 40% achieved a higher standard, with an average reading score of 107. In writing, 87% met the expected standard, and 27% reached the higher standard. Maths was weaker, with 53% at the expected level and an average score of 101. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom half, at the 72nd percentile, and within the East Midlands region it sits at the 70th percentile. Progress scores for reading, writing, and maths are not available, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including a library, playing fields, an outdoor playground, music rooms, a sensory room, an ICT suite, and even a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, swimming, gymnastics, dance, cross country, and football, while clubs include chess, gardening, choir, science club, film club, and eco club. For pupils with special educational needs, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, and multi-sensory impairment. With 28.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage. Beckingham is best suited to families in the Bassetlaw area who value a small, community-focused primary with strong reading outcomes and a wide range of enrichment activities, and who are comfortable with maths results that trail the local average. The oversubscription means early application is essential.

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