OFSTED
6 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 January 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
7 February 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
455
409 full-time ·
46 part-time
Female pupils
228
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
227
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.6 pts
below England
School
18.2%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
54.4 pts
above England
School
74.7%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
27.0%
123
African
18.2%
83
Bangladeshi
14.3%
65
Indian
10.3%
47
White British
7.9%
36
Pakistani
3.7%
17
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
17.4%
79 of
455 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 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
69.0%
8.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
West Northamptonshire
75.5%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
West Northamptonshire
71.7%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.70 pts
lower than
England
School
4.52%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.79 pts
lower than
England
School
10.03%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.03%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.78 pts
lower than
England
School
1.03%
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
108.3%
20.1 pts
above England
Castle Academy
108.3%
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.