Abbey CofE AcademyFalconer's Hill Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Abbey CofE Academy and Falconer's Hill Academy are primary schools in Daventry.

  • Abbey CofE Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Falconer's Hill Academy scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Abbey CofE Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Abbey CofE Academy was judged Good and Falconer's Hill Academy was judged Good.

  • 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 54.0% for Falconer's Hill Academy.

  • 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) and has risen at Falconer's Hill Academy (50.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Abbey CofE Academy versus Falconer's Hill Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DaventryAbbey CofE AcademyDaventryFalconer's Hill AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking54th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure113th of 145 in West Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll169 239
Capacity240 240
LocationDaventry, NN11 4GD Daventry, NN11 0QF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Stronger figure54.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census169 239
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 33.5%
English as an additional language37.9% 23.4%
SEN support15.4% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan0.6% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure5.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.2% Stronger figure12.7% 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

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Abbey CofE Academy

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