OFSTED
23 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
771
707 full-time ·
64 part-time
Female pupils
358
46.4% of pupils
Male pupils
413
53.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.0 pts
above England
School
25.8%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.3 pts
above England
School
26.6%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
68.1%
525
Any other White background
20.5%
158
African
4.0%
31
White and Asian
1.3%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
8
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.7%
206 of
771 pupils
5.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
55.0%
5.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.24%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.02 pts
higher than
England
School
6.24%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
lower than
England
School
15.36%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.02 pts
lower than
England
School
0.78%
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
91.8%
3.6 pts
above England
Woodnewton- A Learning Community
91.8%
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.