Woodford Halse Church of England Primary AcademyByfield School

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

Summary of the comparison

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy and Byfield School are primary schools in Daventry.

  • Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Byfield School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy was judged Good and Byfield 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 62.0% for Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy and 67.0% for Byfield School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy (67.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Byfield School (42.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy versus Byfield School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DaventryWoodford Halse Church of England Primary AcademyDaventryByfield SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking104th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure125th of 145 in West Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 97
Capacity399 105
LocationDaventry, NN11 3RQ Daventry, NN11 6US
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 67.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 97
Free school meals (ever 6)23.8% 23.5%
English as an additional language5.7% 0.0%
SEN support8.3% 22.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 6.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.6% 9.5% 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.

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy

Byfield School

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