SCHOOL PROFILE

Marie Weller Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 148571
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 58.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 October 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 Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority West Northamptonshire
Trust THE HAWKSMOOR LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 245 245 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 132 53.9% of pupils
Male pupils 113 46.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.3%
10.5 pts below England
School 14.3%
West Northamptonshire 17.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.7%
14.6 pts below England
School 5.7%
West Northamptonshire 22.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
West Northamptonshire 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.4%
197
Any other White background
6.5%
16
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
12
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
7
African
1.6%
4
White and Asian
1.6%
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 8.6% 21 of 245 pupils
12.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.6%
West Northamptonshire 18.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.9% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 7.8 pts below
EHC plans 1.6% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Speech, language & communication 5
No specialist assessment yet 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 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.

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

4.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 4.74%
West Northamptonshire 5.91%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.21%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.61 pts lower than England
School 8.21%
West Northamptonshire 13.97%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 0.75%
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

58.3% 29.9 pts below England
Marie Weller Primary School
58.3%
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