Buckminster Primary School
School Lane, Grantham, NG33 5RZ
41 pupils · 39% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 October 2023, published 7 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- South Witham Academy 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham 5.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Cottesmore Academy 8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School 8.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School 8.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.