Blackthorn Primary School is a primary school located in Northampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education is requires improvement, overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 23/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Waingrove, Northampton

School Information

Address: Waingrove, Northampton, NN3 8EP
Website: www.blackthornprimary.net
Telephone: 01604407254
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Becca Williams
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146035

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 248
Number of Boys: 133
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3 to 0.6
Writing
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.4
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:51%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackthorn Primary School
Waingrove , NN3 8EP 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Rectory Farm Primary School
Olden Road , Rectory Farm NN3 5DD 		2out of 4 686 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Woodvale Primary Academy
Crestwood Road , Lings Way NN3 8JJ 		3out of 4 948 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lings Primary School
Hayeswood Road , Lings NN3 8NN 		3out of 4 1,053 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lumbertubs Primary School
Tonmead Road , NN3 8HZ 		2out of 4 1,397 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton Academy
Wellingborough Road , NN3 8NH 		3out of 4 1,578 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ 		2out of 4 2,340 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed 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 2,345 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Prentice Court , Lings Way NN3 8XS 		3out of 4 732 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ 		4out of 4 1,412 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Spires Academy
59-77 Sheep Street , NN1 2NE 		- not rated 1,826 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Overstone Park School
Overstone Park , Overstone NN6 0DT 		- not rated 1,856 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
Kings Meadow School
Manning Road , Moulton Leys NN3 7AR 		3out of 4 3,177 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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