Abbey CofE AcademyE-ACT The Grange School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Daventry.

Summary of the comparison

Abbey CofE Academy and E-ACT The Grange School are primary schools in Daventry.

  • Abbey CofE Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and E-ACT The Grange School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Abbey CofE Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbey CofE Academy was judged Good and E-ACT The Grange School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Abbey CofE Academy and 33.0% for E-ACT The Grange School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Abbey CofE Academy (62.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbey CofE Academy versus E-ACT The Grange School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DaventryAbbey CofE AcademyDaventryE-ACT The Grange SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD42/100
Local ranking54th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure140th of 145 in West Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll169 369
Capacity240 489
LocationDaventry, NN11 4GD Daventry, NN11 4HW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Stronger figure33.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census169 369
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 28.7%
English as an additional language37.9% 36.3%
SEN support15.4% 20.3%
SEN with an EHC plan0.6% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.2% Stronger figure12.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Abbey CofE Academy · E-ACT The Grange School