OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
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
North Northamptonshire
Trust
NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
200
200 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
114
57.0% of pupils
Male pupils
86
43.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.3 pts
below England
School
12.5%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
above England
School
32.0%
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
46.0%
92
Any other White background
15.5%
31
African
14.5%
29
White and Black African
4.5%
9
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
7
Any other Black background
3.0%
6
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
14.0%
28 of
200 pupils
6.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.5 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.04 pts
higher than
England
School
6.26%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.18 pts
higher than
England
School
25.00%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
higher than
England
School
2.78%
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
47.6%
40.6 pts
below England
Stanton Cross Primary School
47.6%
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.