Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022
Overview of Blackthorn Primary School · Primary · West Northamptonshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 4% | 79% | 14% | 68% | 4% | 75% | 11% | 71% | 71% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 19% | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 3% | 74% | 16% | 68% | 3% | 61% | 6% | 71% | 68% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 19% | 243 |
| 2022/23 | 44% | 0% | 52% | 26% | 70% | 4% | 70% | 15% | 74% | 67% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | +0.60 | +1.70 | +0.70 | 21% | 233 |
| 2018/19 | 51% | 2% | 57% | 10% | 57% | 2% | 61% | 14% | 59% | 71% | 100.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 | -1.20 | -2.10 | -0.90 | 14% | 289 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | New school |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 231 | 20.6 | 19% | 49% | 41% | 6% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 243 | 22.5 | 19% | 48% | 36% | 6% | 21% |
| 2022/23 | 233 | 19.0 | 21% | 46% | 39% | 7% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 228 | 18.0 | 18% | 50% | 38% | 7% | 19% |
| 2020/21 | 248 | 18.8 | 13% | 50% | 28% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 289 | 18.5 | 14% | 48% | 34% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.