Byfield School | School performance

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/01/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWest Northamptonshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Byfield School · Primary · West Northamptonshire

Part ofSTOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

67%

+29pp

71%55%38%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

11%

+11pp

11%6%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

22%

Science expected standard

89%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

11%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

24%

SEN

29%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Bell Lane, Byfield, Daventry, NN11 6US

Local authority

West Northamptonshire

Website

www.byfieldschool.com/

Telephone

01327260349

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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	67%	11%	78%	33%	78%	11%	67%	22%	89%	78%	107.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	29%	97
2023/24	38%	0%	62%	8%	69%	8%	54%	15%	77%	54%	102.0	101.0	101.0	—	—	—	24%	97
2022/23	42%	0%	42%	17%	58%	33%	58%	8%	58%	58%	99.0	98.0	100.0	-4.80	+2.50	-5.40	21%	102
2018/19	71%	7%	79%	36%	93%	21%	93%	29%	100%	79%	106.0	107.0	106.0	+0.80	+1.50	+1.90	22%	83
2017/18	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	80

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	97	19.2	29%	0%	24%	5%	9%
2023/24	97	19.2	24%	0%	20%	6%	4%
2022/23	102	20.2	21%	3%	21%	5%	13%
2021/22	103	17.1	12%	3%	17%	5%	13%
2020/21	104	18.4	14%	3%	18%	—	—
2018/19	83	15.5	22%	1%	12%	3%	—
2017/18	—	18.4	—	—	—	3%	—