OFSTED
18 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
8 January 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
2 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
221
194 full-time ·
27 part-time
Female pupils
109
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
112
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.0 pts
above England
School
30.8%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
43.0 pts
above England
School
63.3%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
31.7%
70
Any other White background
31.2%
69
African
12.2%
27
Bangladeshi
4.1%
9
Indian
3.2%
7
Any other Black background
2.7%
6
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
13.6%
30 of
221 pupils
7.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 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
82.0%
21.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
West Northamptonshire
75.5%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
West Northamptonshire
71.7%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Maths
17.0 pts above England
School
89.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.95%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.27 pts
lower than
England
School
5.95%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.54 pts
higher than
England
School
19.35%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.19 pts
lower than
England
School
1.61%
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
105.2%
17.1 pts
above England
Eastfield Academy
105.2%
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.