Gayton Church of England Primary SchoolRothersthorpe Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Gayton Church of England Primary School and Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Northampton.

  • Gayton Church of England Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Gayton Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School 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 63.0% for Gayton Church of England Primary School and 50.0% for Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Gayton Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Gayton Church of England Primary School versus Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorthamptonGayton Church of England Primary SchoolNorthamptonRothersthorpe Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking84th of 144 in West Northamptonshire 61st of 144 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll57 87
Capacity74 105
LocationNorthampton, NN7 3EU Northampton, NN7 3HS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% Stronger figure50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census57 86
Free school meals (ever 6)7.0% 7.8%
English as an additional language0.0% 8.1%
SEN support10.5% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence9.1% 5.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.4% 11.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Gayton Church of England Primary School

Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School

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