OFSTED
28 January 2025
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
196
196 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
100
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
96
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.5 pts
above England
School
40.3%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.6 pts
above England
School
20.9%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
70.4%
138
Any other White background
11.2%
22
African
7.1%
14
Indian
6.1%
12
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
4
Bangladeshi
1.0%
2
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
31.1%
61 of
196 pupils
10.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 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
40.0%
20.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Reading
30.8 pts below England
School
43.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
51.0%
Writing
19.3 pts below England
School
51.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Maths
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.39 pts
higher than
England
School
6.61%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.49 pts
higher than
England
School
17.31%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.56 pts
higher than
England
School
3.37%
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
68.8%
19.4 pts
below England
Newton Road School
68.8%
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.