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The Bliss Charity School

Primary

West Northamptonshire · Northampton · NN7 3LE http://www.bliss.northants.sch.uk

Pupils
182
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
182
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
182
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of The Bliss Charity School · Primary · West Northamptonshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
82%
+1pp
89%79%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
14%
-1pp
30%21%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
108.0
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
182
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
The Green, Nether Heyford, Northampton, NN7 3LE
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
2024/2582%14%89%36%89%18%89%36%93%86%108.0108.0108.013%182
2023/2481%15%89%33%85%33%85%33%85%78%107.0106.0105.013%188
2022/2368%11%74%26%68%21%68%32%68%74%105.0106.0106.0-1.10-0.10+1.2011%185
2018/1989%30%89%48%89%37%93%56%85%93%108.0109.0110.0+1.00+0.10+1.604%190
2017/1880%23%87%37%87%30%97%33%87%93%106.0107.0109.0-1.00-0.50+0.606%191
2016/1783%22%83%39%87%30%87%30%78%91%107.0108.0110.0+0.40-0.30+0.206%192

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
2024/2518222.213%0%9%5%7%
2023/2418822.913%0%10%5%7%
2022/2318522.811%0%12%4%6%
2021/2218820.97%0%13%6%16%
2020/2119223.17%2%12%
2018/1919022.04%0%10%3%2%
2017/1819125.36%0%14%3%6%
2016/1719223.16%0%13%3%4%

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