SCHOOL PROFILE

Moulton Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 122102
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 December 2021
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
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 597 597 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 308 51.6% of pupils
Male pupils 289 48.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.6%
13.2 pts below England
School 11.6%
West Northamptonshire 17.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.9%
10.4 pts below England
School 9.9%
West Northamptonshire 22.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
West Northamptonshire 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
72.4%
432
Any other White background
8.0%
48
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
20
African
3.2%
19
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
18
Indian
2.0%
12
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 16.4% 98 of 597 pupils
4.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.4%
West Northamptonshire 18.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 81 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Speech, language & communication 26
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Specific learning difficulty 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Vision impairment 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

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
West Northamptonshire 60.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
West Northamptonshire 75.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
West Northamptonshire 71.7%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

4.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.24 pts lower than England
School 4.98%
West Northamptonshire 5.91%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.38%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.44 pts lower than England
School 8.38%
West Northamptonshire 13.97%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.71 pts lower than England
School 1.09%
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

94.8% 6.6 pts above England
Moulton Primary School
94.8%
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