Briar Hill Primary School & NurseryQueen Eleanor Primary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Northampton.
Summary of the comparison
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery and Queen Eleanor Primary Academy are primary schools in Northampton.
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Queen Eleanor Primary Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery is ahead on our composite score.
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery was judged Outstanding and Queen Eleanor Primary 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 73.0% for Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery and 66.0% for Queen Eleanor Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery (90.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Queen Eleanor Primary Academy (50.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NorthamptonBriar Hill Primary School & Nursery | NorthamptonQueen Eleanor Primary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B84/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure | 120th of 145 in West Northamptonshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 329 | 218 | |
| Capacity | 472 | 240 | |
| Location | Northampton, NN4 8SW | Northampton, NN4 8NN | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 73.0% Stronger figure | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 15.0% Stronger figure | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | 105.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 329 | 218 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.0% | 21.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 66.0% | 64.2% | |
| SEN support | 23.4% | 10.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.3% | 3.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.4% | 6.1% Stronger figure | 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.
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy
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