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Badby School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
School Lane, Badby NN11 3AJ · badbyschool.com · 01327 871363
On the mapSearch near NN11 3AJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Northamptonshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 192
- 17 over 175 places · 110%
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 2.3%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 26 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 44 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 34 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across West Northamptonshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Badby School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 57
- 36% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (19%) with SEND