Ofsted inspection · 28/06/2023
Overview of Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School · Primary · West Northamptonshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
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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2024/25
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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 | 75% | 18% | 81% | 54% | 86% | 23% | 79% | 32% | 88% | 70% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 19% | 81% | 32% | 79% | 32% | 86% | 28% | 84% | 74% | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 409 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 3% | 77% | 32% | 80% | 22% | 58% | 8% | 82% | 73% | 105.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | -1.50 | +0.60 | -5.50 | 8% | 417 |
| 2018/19 | 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 | 12% | 298 |
| 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 | — | 238 |
| 2016/17 | 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 | 9% | 177 |
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 | 413 | — | 15% | 36% | 15% | 5% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 409 | — | 14% | 33% | 16% | 5% | 12% |
| 2022/23 | 417 | 47.0 | 8% | 28% | 16% | 5% | 13% |
| 2021/22 | 416 | 38.5 | 8% | 26% | 17% | 6% | 16% |
| 2020/21 | 413 | 36.5 | 10% | 29% | 17% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 298 | 23.6 | 12% | 30% | 15% | 3% | 2% |
| 2017/18 | — | 27.0 | — | — | — | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 177 | 21.5 | 9% | 34% | 16% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.