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Buckton Fields Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Home Farm Drive, Northampton NN2 8ES · bucktonschool.org.uk · 01604 931030
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 289
- 69% of 420 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 6.2%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Preston Hedges Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 86% 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 | 59 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 61 | 75 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Buckton Fields Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 58
- 35% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied