SCHOOL PROFILE

Ashton CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 121957
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 56 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 January 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

22 October 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 11 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority West Northamptonshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 35 35 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 19 54.3% of pupils
Male pupils 16 45.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.1%
12.3 pts above England
School 37.1%
West Northamptonshire 17.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
West Northamptonshire 22.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.9%
1.9 pts above England
School 2.9%
West Northamptonshire 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.9%
29
White and Black Caribbean
8.6%
3
White and Asian
5.7%
2
Unclassified
2.9%
1
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 37.1% 13 of 35 pupils
16.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.1%
West Northamptonshire 18.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.6% 10 pupils
England 14.8% 13.8 pts above
EHC plans 8.6% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Specific learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
No specialist assessment yet 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1

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

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
West Northamptonshire 60.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

57.0%

16.8 pts below England

School 57.0%
West Northamptonshire 75.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

57.0%

13.3 pts below England

School 57.0%
West Northamptonshire 71.7%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

43.0%

29.0 pts below England

School 43.0%
West Northamptonshire 73.3%
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

8.36%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.15 pts higher than England
School 8.36%
West Northamptonshire 5.91%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.53%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.71 pts higher than England
School 23.53%
West Northamptonshire 13.97%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.94%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.14 pts higher than England
School 2.94%
West Northamptonshire 1.94%
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

62.5% 25.7 pts below England
Ashton CofE Primary School
62.5%
West Northamptonshire
84.5%
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