Welton Church of England AcademyAshby Fields Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Welton Church of England Academy and Ashby Fields Primary School are primary schools in Daventry.

  • Welton Church of England Academy scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ashby Fields Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Welton Church of England Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Welton Church of England Academy was judged Outstanding and Ashby Fields Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Welton Church of England Academy and 73.0% for Ashby Fields Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Welton Church of England Academy (76.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ashby Fields Primary School (39.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Welton Church of England Academy versus Ashby Fields Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DaventryWelton Church of England AcademyDaventryAshby Fields Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking6th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure121st of 145 in West Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll128 395
Capacity140 420
LocationDaventry, NN11 2JZ Daventry, NN11 0YP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure73.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census128 395
Free school meals (ever 6)11.7% 15.7%
English as an additional language4.7% 29.9%
SEN support7.8% 12.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure4.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.3% Stronger figure10.9% 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.

Welton Church of England Academy

Ashby Fields Primary School

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