SCHOOL PROFILE

Thorplands Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139424
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority West Northamptonshire
Trust NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 226 206 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 108 47.8% of pupils
Male pupils 118 52.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.3%
11.5 pts above England
School 36.3%
West Northamptonshire 17.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

46.0%
25.7 pts above England
School 46.0%
West Northamptonshire 22.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
West Northamptonshire 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
39.8%
90
African
16.8%
38
Any other White background
14.2%
32
White and Asian
5.8%
13
Unclassified
4.0%
9
White and Black African
4.0%
9
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 22.6% 51 of 226 pupils
1.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
West Northamptonshire 18.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.0% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts above
EHC plans 7.5% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Specific learning difficulty 10
Speech, language & communication 5
No specialist assessment yet 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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
West Northamptonshire 60.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
West Northamptonshire 75.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
West Northamptonshire 71.7%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
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

6.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.05 pts higher than England
School 6.26%
West Northamptonshire 5.91%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.82 pts higher than England
School 20.63%
West Northamptonshire 13.97%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.12%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.31 pts higher than England
School 2.12%
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

107.6% 19.4 pts above England
Thorplands Primary School
107.6%
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