Long Bennington Church of England Academy

About Long Bennington Church of England Academy

Long Bennington Church of England Academy is a primary school that holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it maintained in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2024. The school’s most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 70% for the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is notably above the Lincolnshire local authority average of 57%, placing the school comfortably ahead of many of its peers in the county. In South Kesteven, the school ranks 16th out of 48 primary schools, putting it in the top third locally. Nationally, it sits in the 31st percentile, a solid mid-table position for a village primary. The school’s previous graded inspection in 2019 rated it Outstanding overall, so the shift to Good reflects a change in the inspection framework rather than a decline in standards.

Looking deeper at the Key Stage 2 results, the school performs well in individual subjects. In writing, 85% of pupils met the expected standard, and in maths that figure was 80%, while reading came in at 72%. At the higher standard, 28% of pupils achieved above the expected level in reading, 17% in maths and 17% in writing, with 13% hitting the higher bar across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 105 in maths, both slightly above the national average of 100. The school does not publish progress scores, so it is hard to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the attainment data suggests a consistent, above-average performance. With 244 pupils on roll against a capacity of 280, the school is not full, yet it was oversubscribed for 2025/26, receiving 65 applications for 36 places, all of which went to first-preference families.

The school offers a broad set of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, music rooms, an ICT suite and a forest school area, plus a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, football, cricket, netball, swimming, dance and rounders, and there are clubs for drama, choir, science, eco, chess and gardening. SEND support is available for pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. The school is Church of England in character but open to all families. It suits parents looking for a well-regarded village primary with strong core subject results, a good range of extracurricular activities and a clear Christian ethos, though those wanting a nursery or sixth form will need to look elsewhere as neither is offered on site.

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