The Arbours Primary AcademySt Gregory's Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Arbours Primary Academy and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Northampton.

  • The Arbours Primary Academy scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Arbours Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Arbours Primary Academy was judged Outstanding and St Gregory's Catholic 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 83.0% for The Arbours Primary Academy and 63.0% for St Gregory's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Arbours Primary Academy (81.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (25.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Arbours Primary Academy versus St Gregory's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorthamptonThe Arbours Primary AcademyNorthamptonSt Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking5th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure94th of 145 in West Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll337 254
Capacity420 420
LocationNorthampton, NN3 3QF Northampton, NN3 2AX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure63.0% 62.0%
At higher standard38.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census337 254
Free school meals (ever 6)22.9% 26.3%
English as an additional language44.2% 34.6%
SEN support6.2% 20.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.9% 9.1% 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.

The Arbours Primary Academy

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

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