OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
10 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
North Northamptonshire
Trust
LION ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
258
258 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
142
55.0% of pupils
Male pupils
116
45.0% of pupils
14.3 pts
above England
School
39.1%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
6.1 pts
above England
School
26.4%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
North Northamptonshire
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
20.2%
52
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
11
Any other Black background
3.1%
8
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
15.5%
40 of
258 pupils
5.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
North Northamptonshire
19.5%
SEN support
10.5%
27 pupils
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
below
EHC plans
5.0%
13 pupils
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
21
Specific learning difficulty
6
Social, emotional & mental health
5
Moderate learning difficulty
3
Other difficulty or disability
2
Autistic spectrum disorder
1
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.
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
6.20%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.01 pts
lower than
England
School
6.20%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
17.86%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.04 pts
higher than
England
School
17.86%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
3.57%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.77 pts
higher than
England
School
3.57%
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
61.4%
26.8 pts
below England
North Northamptonshire
90.6%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.