Bythams Primary School
Creeton Road, Little Bytham, Grantham, NG33 4PXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bythams Primary School is a primary school in Grantham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 393 schools in Lincolnshire. It ranks 28th of 28 primary schools in Grantham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 9 July 2024, report published 13 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 9 July 2024
This school has seen great change since the last inspection. Pupils are benefiting from the improvements that new leaders have brought about. However, the quality of education that pupils receive still needs further improvement. Pupils behave well. They are polite and considerate. They show each other kindness and respect. Pupils benefit from highly effective pastoral care. They particularly value the support they receive within the 'thrive hive'. Pupils said: 'We can go to the hive to seek support. It is our time for self-regulation. We can then get on with our learning.' Pupils said that bullying is rare. Any issues that do arise are resolved quickly and effectively. Pupils said that staff help them to 'feel safe and comforted'. Pupils play within a beautiful outdoor space. Pupils take part in a range of outdoor activities as part of their learning in the forest. They enjoy off-site trips and events, including the whole-school visit to the pantomime in the local area. They take part in activities in the community.
What the school should improve
- There is a strong culture of safeguarding and welfare. Pupils feel safe and well cared for. However, safeguarding records do not consistently reflect the actions taken to keep pupils safe. The school must ensure that safeguarding records reflect all the actions taken to keep pupils safe.
- The quality of curriculum planning, adaptation and implementation is inconsistent. It is stronger in some subjects than in others. This hinders some pupils' achievement, particularly the most able pupils and pupils with SEND. The school must ensure that an ambitious, well-planned and sequenced curriculum is in place across all subjects. The school must make sure that the curriculum in all subjects is adapted and implemented effectively so that all pupils, including pupils with SEND and the most able pupils, achieve as well as they should.
- Governance has improved significantly but is not yet fully effective. The school should ensure that the plans to improve governance are enacted promptly so that the governing body holds leaders to account effectively.
- Although improving, some pupils' absence is too high. Some pupils, including vulnerable pupils, are missing their education. The school should continue the work to ensure that persistent absence, particularly of vulnerable pupils, reduces further.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
8 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
58 pupils on roll, with places for 90
Schools near Bythams Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Hall School | 3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| The Edenham Church of England School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Corby Glen Community Primary School | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 0% met the expected standard |
| Bourne Westfield Primary Academy | 5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 68% met the expected standard |
| Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 83% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Sutton
- Phone
- 01780410275
- Address
- Creeton Road, Little Bytham, Grantham, NG33 4PX
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- URN
- 120506
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.