Long Buckby Infant School

Long Buckby Infant School has been rated as 'Good' in its latest inspection. The school fosters a warm and inviting environment, where pupils feel happy and engaged in their learning. Strong leadership is evident, with an emphasis on high expectations for both academic performance and personal development. Teachers provide effective support, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that all children develop confidence and a sense of community. The measures implemented, such as a school-wide phonics initiative, have positively impacted pupils' reading skills and enjoyment of literacy.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and enjoy coming to school.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour are consistently maintained.
• The school has a strong sense of community and tolerance.
• Investment in phonics has improved reading outcomes.
• Well-structured curriculum helps pupils retain knowledge.
• Effective support and resources are provided for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils behave well and low-level disruption is rare.
• Strong engagement from parents and the local community.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery need to be addressed.
• Not all teachers are ambitious for all pupils to achieve their best.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Long Buckby Infant School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at Long Buckby Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Long Buckby Infant School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 2.5% of pupils at Long Buckby Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Long Buckby Infant School received £8,354 and spent £7,939 for each of its 119 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £101,000 (£852 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Long Buckby Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Long Buckby Infant School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Long Buckby Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Long Buckby Infant School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Long Buckby Infant School have?

Long Buckby Infant School has 119 pupils on roll.

What age range does Long Buckby Infant School cover?

Long Buckby Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Long Buckby Infant School?

Long Buckby Infant School is at High Street, Long Buckby, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7RE.