The Arbours Primary Academy 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 11/12/2014. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Gregory's Road, Northampton, NN3 3QF
Website: www.arboursacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01604410242
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Watts
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139061

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 322
Number of Boys: 170
Number of Girls: 152

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.3
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW 		4out of 4 1,804 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School
Wallace Road , NN2 7EE 		4out of 4 2,365 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Arbours Primary Academy
St Gregory's Road , The Arbours NN3 3QF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Grange Road , NN3 2AX 		2out of 4 428 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Headlands Primary School
Bushland Road , NN3 2NS 		3out of 4 717 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lumbertubs Primary School
Tonmead Road , NN3 8HZ 		2out of 4 787 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Boothville Primary School
Booth Lane North , NN3 6JG 		3out of 4 900 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ 		2out of 4 437 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Northampton Academy
Wellingborough Road , NN3 8NH 		3out of 4 1,079 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way , Kettering Road North NN3 6HT 		2out of 4 1,468 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG 		4out of 4 2,103 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Kingsthorpe College
Boughton Green Road , Kingsthorpe NN2 7HR 		3out of 4 3,107 yd Academy converter No 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 235 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ 		4out of 4 873 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
On Track Education Centre Northants
unit 6, Quarry Park Close , Moulton Park NN3 6QB 		- not rated 1,792 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Prentice Court , Lings Way NN3 8XS 		3out of 4 1,844 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kings Meadow School
Manning Road , Moulton Leys NN3 7AR 		3out of 4 2,119 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global Uk, Northampton Primary Campus
468a Billing Road East , NN3 3LF 		- not rated 2,443 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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