SCHOOL PROFILE

Grange Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139585
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 220 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

23 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North Northamptonshire
Trust UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 229 213 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 108 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 121 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.6%
5.8 pts above England
School 30.6%
North Northamptonshire 20.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.9%
7.6 pts above England
School 27.9%
North Northamptonshire 18.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North Northamptonshire 0.9%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.3%
138
Any other White background
15.7%
36
African
7.4%
17
Any other Black background
6.1%
14
Any other Asian background
2.2%
5
White and Asian
2.2%
5
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 18.3% 42 of 229 pupils
2.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.3%
North Northamptonshire 19.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.8% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts below
EHC plans 6.6% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
No specialist assessment yet 9
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Moderate learning difficulty 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

47.0% 13.4 pts below England
School 47.0%
North Northamptonshire 58.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

57.0%

16.8 pts below England

School 57.0%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.30%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.92 pts lower than England
School 5.30%
North Northamptonshire 6.06%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.47 pts lower than England
School 15.34%
North Northamptonshire 14.92%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

104.1% 15.9 pts above England
Grange Primary Academy
104.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information