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Standens Barn Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Flaxwell Court, Standens Barn, Northampton NN3 9EH · standens.northants.sch.uk · 01604 413151
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Northamptonshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 327
- 78% of 420 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 48%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Inmat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 43 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 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121935)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Standens Barn Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121935), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121935)
Feb 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121935)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 49
- 13% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (27%) with SEND