SCHOOL PROFILE

Alfred Lord Tennyson School

Primary Community school URN 121857
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North Northamptonshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 147 147 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 70 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 77 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.3%
4.5 pts above England
School 29.3%
North Northamptonshire 20.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

42.2%
21.9 pts above England
School 42.2%
North Northamptonshire 18.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North Northamptonshire 0.9%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
46.9%
69
Any other White background
11.6%
17
African
10.2%
15
Indian
8.2%
12
Any other Asian background
6.8%
10
Bangladeshi
2.7%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 27.9% 41 of 147 pupils
7.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.9%
North Northamptonshire 19.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.8% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 7.0 pts above
EHC plans 6.1% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 12
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Speech, language & communication 7
Other difficulty or disability 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
North Northamptonshire 58.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.88 pts lower than England
School 5.34%
North Northamptonshire 6.06%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.10 pts lower than England
School 15.71%
North Northamptonshire 14.92%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.43%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.38 pts lower than England
School 1.43%
North Northamptonshire 1.79%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

70.0% 18.2 pts below England
Alfred Lord Tennyson School
70.0%
North Northamptonshire
90.6%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information