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John Hellins Primary School

Brownswood Drive, Potterspury, Towcester, NN12 7PG

Local ranking1st of 145 primary schools in West Northamptonshire
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
93.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
27.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
93.0%
Writing (Expected)
93.0%
Maths (Expected)
93.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
111.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
201
Boys
101 (50%)
Girls
100 (50%)
Capacity
210 (96% full)
SEND
13.9%
FSM Eligible
8.5%
EAL
6.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
10.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.2
Budget per Pupil
£7,101/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 94.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
  • White Irish: 0.5%
  • White Other: 0.5%
  • Asian Indian: 0.5%
  • Black Caribbean: 0.5%

94.5%

White British

1.0%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

1.0%

Mixed White & Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
121851
UKPRN
10074809
Establishment No.
2076

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