OFSTED
3 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
NENE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
343
343 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
174
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
169
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
below England
School
20.7%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.3 pts
below England
School
12.0%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
North Northamptonshire
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.0%
271
Any other White background
5.5%
19
Indian
4.1%
14
African
3.5%
12
Any other Black background
2.0%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
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
21.0%
72 of
343 pupils
0.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.0 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
39.0%
21.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
49.0%
Reading
24.8 pts below England
School
49.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
45.0%
Writing
25.3 pts below England
School
45.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Maths
29.0 pts below England
School
43.0%
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
6.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.29 pts
higher than
England
School
6.50%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.01%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.20 pts
higher than
England
School
17.01%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.49%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.31 pts
lower than
England
School
1.49%
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
81.7%
6.5 pts
below England
Windmill Primary School
81.7%
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.