Briar Hill 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 27/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Thorn Hill, Northampton

School Information

Address: Thorn Hill, Northampton, NN4 8SW
Website: www.briarhillprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01604768392
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Jane Cooksley
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138917

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 317
Number of Boys: 165
Number of Girls: 152

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gloucester Nursery School
Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH
4out of 4 1,183 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families
Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE
3out of 4 2,839 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Briar Hill Primary School
Thorn Hill , Briar Hill NN4 8SW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Hunsbury Park Primary School
Dayrell Road , Camp Hill NN4 9RR
3out of 4 619 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Delapre Primary School
Rothersthorpe Road , Far Cotton NN4 8JA
3out of 4 876 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy
Queen Eleanor Road , NN4 8NN
3out of 4 1,193 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey Primary School
Winchester Road , NN4 8AZ
3out of 4 1,793 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbeyfield School
Mereway , NN4 8BU
3out of 4 1,683 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wootton Park School
Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA
4out of 4 2,392 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Northampton International Academy
Barrack Road , NN1 1AA
3out of 4 2,807 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hospital and Outreach Education
Delapre Learning Centre , Alton St, Off Main Rd NN4 8EN
4out of 4 909 yd Academy alternative provision converter Yes Mixed More About School
The CE Academy
Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX
4out of 4 2,448 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG
- not rated 2,647 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Quinton House School
Upton Hall , Upton NN5 4UX
- not rated 2,649 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bosworth Independent College
Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF
- not rated 3,066 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.