Bentham Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · LANCASTER, North Yorkshire
Bentham Community Primary School is a primary school in LANCASTER, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Low Bentham Road, Bentham, Bentham Community Primary School, LANCASTER, LA2 7BP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 147 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are inspired by the school values.”
- “Pupils are polite, well mannered and fully engage in their learning.”
- “They speak kindly and respectfully about how people and families may be different.”
To improve
- “In the foundation subjects, the way in which teachers check what pupils know and can remember is less effective.”
- “Leaders have only recently started to check what pupils already know in the wider curriculum.”
- “In addition, they need to consider the most important knowledge that pupils need to know and remember over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2011 to 2026, as North Yorkshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Ingleton Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School 6.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Giggleswick Primary School 9.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 10.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Long Preston Endowed Voluntary Aided Primary School 12.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hellifield Community Primary School 14.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary School 15.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hawes Primary School 18.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published