OFSTED
30 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
28 January 2020
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
11 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
481
481 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
251
52.2% of pupils
Male pupils
230
47.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.3 pts
below England
School
22.5%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.2 pts
above England
School
33.5%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.5 pts
above England
School
3.5%
North Northamptonshire
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
46.6%
224
African
14.1%
68
Any other White background
11.0%
53
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
21
Pakistani
2.9%
14
Unclassified
2.7%
13
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
13.5%
65 of
481 pupils
7.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.6 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
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Writing
16.7 pts above England
School
87.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Maths
13.0 pts above England
School
85.0%
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
4.66%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.55 pts
lower than
England
School
4.66%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.81%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.00 pts
lower than
England
School
10.81%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.43%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.63 pts
higher than
England
School
2.43%
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
99.4%
11.2 pts
above England
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
99.4%
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.