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Long Buckby Junior School

Primary

West Northamptonshire · Northampton · NN6 7PX www.longbuckbyjunior.co.uk/

Pupils
169
cap. 216
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
169
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Long Buckby Junior School · Primary · West Northamptonshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
+5pp
75%69%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
5%
+3pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
91%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
169
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
South Close, Long Buckby, Northampton, NN6 7PX
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
2024/2574%5%79%28%91%5%86%37%98%84%106.0108.0108.012%169
2023/2469%2%71%29%78%2%80%35%96%80%106.0107.0108.017%183
2022/2371%5%82%38%89%11%79%16%89%77%107.0105.0106.0+1.40+2.30+0.3018%196
2018/1962%8%62%27%84%8%78%24%78%68%103.0105.0105.0-0.20+1.00+0.807%201
2017/1875%11%85%35%91%18%82%33%93%80%107.0106.0107.0-0.60-0.60-0.904%201
2016/1763%7%76%22%88%15%66%10%88%80%104.0101.0107.0-1.70+0.60-4.303%187

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
2024/2516920.412%2%15%5%14%
2023/2418322.017%2%18%5%17%
2022/2319623.618%2%17%5%10%
2021/2219921.414%2%16%7%19%
2020/2120722.38%2%18%
2018/1920127.27%3%23%4%11%
2017/1820126.44%2%21%5%12%
2016/1718724.63%2%20%4%7%

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