SCHOOL PROFILE

Middleton Cheney Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 139866
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 76.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 20 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority West Northamptonshire
Trust PRIME7 MAT
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 322 322 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 144 44.7% of pupils
Male pupils 178 55.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.3%
15.5 pts below England
School 9.3%
West Northamptonshire 17.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.4%
16.9 pts below England
School 3.4%
West Northamptonshire 22.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
West Northamptonshire 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.8%
289
Any other White background
4.3%
14
Any other Asian background
1.9%
6
White and Asian
0.9%
3
White and Black African
0.9%
3
Pakistani
0.6%
2
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 21.1% 68 of 322 pupils
0.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.1%
West Northamptonshire 18.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.4% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 2.6 pts above
EHC plans 3.7% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Speech, language & communication 14
Specific learning difficulty 13
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 2

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

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
West Northamptonshire 60.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

68.0%

5.8 pts below England

School 68.0%
West Northamptonshire 75.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
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

5.47%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.75 pts lower than England
School 5.47%
West Northamptonshire 5.91%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.14 pts lower than England
School 11.67%
West Northamptonshire 13.97%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.63%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.17 pts lower than England
School 0.63%
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

76.7% 11.5 pts below England
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy
76.7%
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