Pineham Barns Primary SchoolUpton Meadows Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Pineham Barns Primary School and Upton Meadows Primary School are primary schools.

  • Pineham Barns Primary School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Upton Meadows Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Pineham Barns Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pineham Barns Primary School was judged strong and Upton Meadows 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 87.0% for Pineham Barns Primary School and 57.0% for Upton Meadows Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Pineham Barns Primary School (93.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Upton Meadows Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pineham Barns Primary School versus Upton Meadows Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Pineham Barns Primary SchoolNorthamptonUpton Meadows Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureD50/100
Local ranking4th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure102nd of 145 in West Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll421 374
Capacity420 420
LocationNN4 9FF Northampton, NN5 4EZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard87.0% Stronger figure57.0% 62.0%
At higher standard22.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census421 374
Free school meals (ever 6)10.4% 32.6%
English as an additional language11.2% 33.4%
SEN support5.5% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.8% Stronger figure17.3% 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.

Pineham Barns Primary School

Upton Meadows Primary School

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