Bingham Primary School

About Bingham Primary School

Bingham Primary School is a small state primary in the Nottinghamshire village of Bingham, and its intake numbers tell an interesting story. With 128 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, the school is operating at just over 60% of its potential size, which is notably low for a primary in the area. However, that spare capacity doesn't reflect a lack of local demand. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 111 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.7 to one. Of those, 27 were first-preference applications, and exactly 27 first-preference offers were made — meaning every family who put Bingham first got a place, but the sheer volume of total applications suggests it's a popular choice beyond the immediate catchment. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 19.5%, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools and gives the school a genuinely mixed intake in socioeconomic terms.

Academically, Bingham Primary performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Nottinghamshire average of 61%. The school also excels at stretching its highest achievers: 20% of pupils scored at the higher standard in all three subjects, and in maths alone that figure was 50%. The average maths scaled score of 111 is strong, while reading averaged 106. These results place Bingham 7th out of 32 primary schools in the Rushcliffe local authority ranking, putting it in the top 25% nationally. Ofsted visited in April 2025 and rated the school Good across all five graded categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — with no previous inspection grade on record for comparison. Parents are overwhelmingly positive: 94% would recommend the school, and 94% either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a library, sensory room, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, and a forest school area. Sports provision covers gymnastics, football, tennis, athletics, cross country and cricket, while clubs include gardening, coding, drama and choir. For children with additional needs, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder — though the Parent View data on SEND support was based on too few responses to report. Bingham Primary doesn't have a nursery or sixth form, and it's not a boarding school. Given its strong academic results, high parental satisfaction, and clear oversubscription, this is a school that suits families who want a well-regarded village primary with a broad curriculum and a genuine focus on both core skills and wider development, but who are prepared to compete for a place.

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