Rectory Farm 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Olden Road, Northampton

School Information

Address: Olden Road, Northampton, NN3 5DD
Website: www.rectoryfarm.northants.sch.uk
Telephone: 01604411820
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Heslop
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143542

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 197
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -5.4 to -0.5
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.1
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rectory Farm Primary School
Olden Road , Rectory Farm NN3 5DD 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blackthorn Primary School
Waingrove , NN3 8EP 		1out of 4 686 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ecton Village Primary School
West Street , Ecton NN6 0QF 		2out of 4 1,534 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Woodvale Primary Academy
Crestwood Road , Lings Way NN3 8JJ 		3out of 4 1,582 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
Ecton Brook Road , Ecton Brook NN3 5EN 		2out of 4 1,595 yd Voluntary aided school No 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 2,231 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ 		2out of 4 3,025 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 3,021 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 1,218 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Overstone Park School
Overstone Park , Overstone NN6 0DT 		- not rated 1,649 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Spires Academy
59-77 Sheep Street , NN1 2NE 		- not rated 1,967 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ 		4out of 4 2,094 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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