Abington Vale Primary School is a primary school located in Northampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ashford Close, Northampton, NN3 3NQ
Website: www.abingtonvaleprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01604635071
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Laura Cichuta
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138952

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 407
Number of Boys: 210
Number of Girls: 197

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.6
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.9
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wallace Road Nursery School
Wallace Road , NN2 7EE
4out of 4 2,372 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abington Vale Primary School
Ashford Close , Abington Vale NN3 3NQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgewater Primary School
Bridgewater Drive , NN3 3AF
3out of 4 589 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Barry Primary School
Barry Road , NN1 5JS
3out of 4 1,116 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stimpson Avenue Academy
Stimpson Avenue , NN1 4LR
2out of 4 1,407 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
Westwood Way , Wellingborough Road NN3 3HH
4out of 4 1,550 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton School for Boys
Billing Road , NN1 5RT
4out of 4 702 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ
2out of 4 2,376 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Northampton Academy
Wellingborough Road , NN3 8NH
3out of 4 2,805 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW
3out of 4 2,943 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG
4out of 4 3,220 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton College
Main Campus , Booth Lane NN3 3RF
- not rated 2,847 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton International Academy
Barrack Road , NN1 1AA
3out of 4 3,002 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Andrew's College
St Andrew's College , St Andrew's Northampton NN1 5DG
- not rated 1,014 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global Uk, Northampton Primary Campus
468a Billing Road East , NN3 3LF
- not rated 1,245 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG
- not rated 2,474 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Fairfields School
Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JN
4out of 4 2,697 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ
4out of 4 3,066 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.