Bucknall Primary SchoolHorncastle Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Bucknall Primary School and Horncastle Primary School are primary schools.
Bucknall Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Horncastle Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Horncastle Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Bucknall Primary School was judged Good and Horncastle Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Horncastle Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BardneyBucknall Primary School | HorncastleHorncastle Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F39/100 | D48/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 223rd of 271 in Lincolnshire | 191st of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 38 | 417 | |
| Capacity | Not reported | 630 | |
| Location | Bardney, LN10 5DT | Horncastle, LN9 5EH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 57.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 11.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 34 | 430 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.1% | 39.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.9% | 2.6% | |
| SEN support | 35.3% | 12.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.9% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.7% | 3.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.4% | 7.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bucknall Primary School
Horncastle Primary School
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