SCHOOL PROFILE

Lumbertubs Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 146366
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 242 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 January 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority West Northamptonshire
Trust CAMPFIRE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 222 205 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 95 42.8% of pupils
Male pupils 127 57.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.4%
3.6 pts above England
School 28.4%
West Northamptonshire 17.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.9%
21.6 pts above England
School 41.9%
West Northamptonshire 22.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
West Northamptonshire 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
36.5%
81
White British
26.1%
58
African
19.4%
43
Bangladeshi
2.7%
6
Pakistani
2.3%
5
Any other Black background
1.8%
4
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 16.7% 37 of 222 pupils
4.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.7%
West Northamptonshire 18.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.3% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 3.5 pts below
EHC plans 5.4% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Other difficulty or disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 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

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
West Northamptonshire 60.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
West Northamptonshire 75.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
West Northamptonshire 71.7%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
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

6.52%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.30 pts higher than England
School 6.52%
West Northamptonshire 5.91%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.27 pts higher than England
School 18.09%
West Northamptonshire 13.97%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.72%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.92 pts higher than England
School 3.72%
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

91.7% 3.6 pts above England
Lumbertubs Primary School
91.7%
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