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Earl Spencer Primary School

Primary

West Northamptonshire · Northampton · NN5 7DE https://www.earlspencerprimary.org/

Pupils
391
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/03/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Earl Spencer Primary School · Primary · West Northamptonshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
56%
+7pp
56%47%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
4%
+2pp
5%4%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
391
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Streatfield Road, Spencer Estate, Northampton, NN5 7DE
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2556%4%67%27%75%11%60%18%91%67%104.0101.0104.021%391
2023/2449%2%65%15%62%2%58%22%93%64%103.0102.0105.016%412
2022/2338%5%45%13%68%11%61%14%68%68%101.0102.0104.0-5.30-1.20-3.0018%392
2018/1952%2%60%16%78%17%69%12%86%71%101.0103.0104.0-2.40-0.30-1.6017%408
2017/1850%3%67%13%80%7%63%7%87%80%103.0102.0105.0-1.50-0.80-1.7017%387
2016/1732%6%42%10%71%10%52%10%68%55%97.0101.0101.0-3.80+0.00-1.0018%352

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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539122.921%52%28%6%18%
2023/2441224.116%53%31%6%17%
2022/2339218.318%56%34%7%18%
2021/2239521.618%53%36%6%20%
2020/2139520.118%53%37%
2018/1940822.117%57%35%4%6%
2017/1838718.217%56%35%5%11%
2016/1735219.718%58%37%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.