Rectory Farm Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Northampton, NN3 5DD
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Blackthorn Primary School
Waingrove, Northampton, NN3 8EP
Local ranking57th of 144 primary schools in West Northamptonshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
266
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 13 September 2022.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 68.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 4.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 79.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 68.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 75.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 28
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 231
- Boys
- 128 (54%)
- Girls
- 108 (46%)
- Capacity
- 266 (89% full)
- SEND
- 19.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.6%
- EAL
- 49.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 8.7%
- SEN Support
- 10.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,909/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 38.0%
- White Other: 20.1%
- Black African: 18.8%
- Other: 4.4%
- Asian Indian: 3.9%
- Black Other: 3.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.6%
38.0%
White British
20.1%
White Other
18.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Waingrove
Northampton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 146035
- UKPRN
- 10067784
- Establishment No.
- 2235
- Trust
- NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
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