OFSTED
17 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
255
255 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
125
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
130
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.3 pts
above England
School
45.1%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.5 pts
above England
School
27.8%
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
43.5%
111
Any other White background
16.1%
41
African
13.7%
35
White and Black Caribbean
6.3%
16
Any other Black background
4.7%
12
White and Black African
3.9%
10
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
20.0%
51 of
255 pupils
0.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 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
81.0%
20.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Writing
18.7 pts above England
School
89.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
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
5.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.37 pts
lower than
England
School
5.85%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.62%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.20 pts
lower than
England
School
13.62%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.01 pts
lower than
England
School
1.79%
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
70.8%
17.4 pts
below England
Ruskin Academy
70.8%
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.