OFSTED
7 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
450
440 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
208
46.2% of pupils
Male pupils
242
53.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.9 pts
below England
School
18.9%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.3 pts
above England
School
31.6%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
53.1%
239
Any other White background
10.7%
48
Bangladeshi
8.0%
36
African
6.0%
27
Pakistani
4.9%
22
Indian
4.2%
19
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
30.2%
136 of
450 pupils
9.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
14.4 pts
above
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
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Reading
3.8 pts below England
School
70.0%
West Northamptonshire
75.5%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Writing
1.3 pts below England
School
69.0%
West Northamptonshire
71.7%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
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
5.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.72 pts
lower than
England
School
5.49%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.13 pts
lower than
England
School
15.69%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.07 pts
lower than
England
School
0.74%
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
94.9%
6.8 pts
above England
Headlands Primary School
94.9%
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.