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Farthinghoe Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Main Road, Farthinghoe, Brackley NN13 5PA · farthinghoeprimaryschool.co.uk · 01295 710406
On the mapSearch near NN13 5PA
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 29%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Northamptonshire 63%, England 61%
- Last distance offered
- 3.38 mi
- 5.44 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 16
- 38% of 42 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.38 mi (5.44 km) from the school. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 7 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.38 mi5.44 km | |
Results
In 2023/24, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across West Northamptonshire it was 63%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 | |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121819)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Farthinghoe Primary School on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121819), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121819)
Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121819)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 47% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied