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The Arbours Primary Academy

Primary

West Northamptonshire · Northampton · NN3 3QF www.arboursacademy.co.uk

Pupils
337
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
38%
RWM higher · 2024/25
337
Pupils · 2024/25
44%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
38%
RWM higher · 2024/25
337
Pupils · 2024/25
44%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio33.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Arbours Primary Academy · Primary · West Northamptonshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
+3pp
83%62%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
38%
+21pp
38%21%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
58%
Writing expected standard
94%
Writing higher standard
50%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
54%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
337
Pupil : teacher ratio
33.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
44%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
St Gregory's Road, The Arbours, Northampton, NN3 3QF
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
2024/2583%38%92%58%94%50%83%54%100%85%108.0107.0106.07%337
2023/2480%17%83%45%92%33%82%32%90%73%107.0105.0105.06%336
2022/2381%19%85%30%94%52%85%43%94%81%106.0107.0105.0+3.30+9.00+5.106%296
2018/1952%5%55%14%71%11%77%13%79%64%100.0103.0101.0-1.40+1.00-0.208%344
2017/1841%3%50%16%72%12%64%17%71%57%100.0101.0102.0-1.70+1.60-0.107%377
2016/1745%2%55%2%75%8%59%8%72%63%99.0100.0102.0-0.80+2.80-0.407%385

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
2024/2533731.57%44%23%5%16%
2023/2433636.96%42%23%5%13%
2022/2329633.66%41%21%5%14%
2021/2229536.96%38%26%7%19%
2020/2132231.18%42%27%
2018/1934422.98%40%28%4%9%
2017/1837721.17%38%31%5%17%
2016/1738520.77%37%37%6%16%

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