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Bempton Primary School

Primary · Bridlington · YO15 1JA

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 30 January 2024

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At a glance

92 pupils · 92% of 100 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
22.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.bemptonprimary.co.uk
URN
117825

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 10 families named it first for 10 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 30 January 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 10 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

11 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
55%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school55%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
East Riding of Yorkshire average58.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Erth Community Primary SchoolHayle · 353 miles awayGood63%
Brookland Church of England Primary SchoolRomney Marsh · 221 miles awayGood67%
Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMaidstone · 204 miles awayGood63%
Summercourt AcademyNewquay · 329 miles awayGood71%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolSherborne · 245 miles awayNeeds attention31%
Tintagel Primary SchoolTintagel · 308 miles awayGood71%
West Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMalton · 17 miles awayGood50%
Shobdon Primary SchoolLeominster · 171 miles awayGood50%
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBeaminster · 252 miles awayExpected standard71%
Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolKettering · 124 miles awayGood31%
East Rainton Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · 71 miles awayGood72%
St Saviour's Catholic Primary SchoolTotland Bay · 246 miles awayRequires improvement6%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (East Riding of Yorkshire 89%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (East Riding of Yorkshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (East Riding of Yorkshire 4%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.22 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · East Riding of Yorkshire: 2.14 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,493; 40% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,170
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £79,025; in-year balance -£51,719

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health36.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier85.2%62.3%
Social housing3.9%17.1%
Privately rented10.9%20.5%
Detached houses46.4%22.9%
Flats0.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01012933 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£235,00048 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£188,000–£327,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (28)£300,000
Semi-detached (16)£202,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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