OFSTED
14 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
25 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
4 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND VA PRIMARY ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
257
257 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
124
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
133
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.7 pts
above England
School
26.5%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.4 pts
above England
School
44.7%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
North Northamptonshire
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
35.8%
92
African
23.7%
61
Any other White background
16.7%
43
Indian
6.2%
16
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
6
White and Black African
2.3%
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
17.5%
45 of
257 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.2 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
76.0%
15.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Reading
7.2 pts above England
School
81.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
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
4.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.63 pts
lower than
England
School
4.59%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.07 pts
lower than
England
School
13.75%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.39 pts
lower than
England
School
0.42%
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
96.6%
8.4 pts
above England
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
96.6%
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.