OFSTED
22 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
478
476 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
242
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
236
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.6 pts
below England
School
9.2%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.1 pts
above England
School
35.4%
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
52.1%
249
Any other White background
19.7%
94
Any other Mixed background
11.7%
56
African
6.5%
31
Any other Black background
1.5%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
7
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
17.0%
81 of
478 pupils
3.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.2 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
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Reading
8.2 pts above England
School
82.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
North Northamptonshire
70.4%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
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
3.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.47 pts
lower than
England
School
3.74%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.14 pts
lower than
England
School
5.68%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.27%
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
113.8%
25.6 pts
above England
Priors Hall - A Learning Community
113.8%
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.