Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School is a primary school located in Towcester. 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 03/12/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Balmoral Close, Towcester

School Information

Address: Balmoral Close, Towcester, NN12 6JA
Website: www.nicholashawksmoor.co.uk/
Telephone: 01327351466
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Andrea Curtis
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136480

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 429
Number of Boys: 224
Number of Girls: 205

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.7
Writing
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.1
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School
Balmoral Close , NN12 6JA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Towcester Church of England Primary School
Islington Road , NN12 6AU 		3out of 4 813 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Marie Weller Primary School
Redcar Road , 		- not rated 1,541 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Greens Norton Church of England Primary School
Calvert Road , Greens Norton NN12 8DD 		3out of 4 2,738 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sponne School
Brackley Road , NN12 6DJ 		4out of 4 752 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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