Ashton CofE Primary School

Ashton CofE Primary School has demonstrated significant improvement since its last inspection, now rated as good in all areas including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school's small size fosters a close-knit community where pupils feel safe and valued, with parents praising the care provided by staff. Overall, there are positive perceptions of the school environment, enhanced by various enjoyable activities and focused support for pupils' learning, particularly for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils feel proud of their school and describe it as 'like a family'.
• There is a strong emphasis on reading with high expectations set by teachers.
• Teachers have received good-quality training which enhances pupil engagement.
• Pupils with SEND are generally well supported in their learning.
• Teachers know pupils very well and adapt to their individual needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not consistently identify next learning steps for pupils with SEND.
• Not all curriculum subjects are planned to ensure pupils know and remember more.

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 Ashton CofE Primary School attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Ashton CofE Primary 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 Ashton CofE Primary School had 13.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.6% 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, 28.6% of pupils at Ashton CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.6% 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 Ashton CofE Primary School received £11,783 and spent £12,086 for each of its 35 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £11,000 (£320 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 Ashton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ashton CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Ashton CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ashton CofE Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Ashton CofE Primary School have?

Ashton CofE Primary School has 35 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ashton CofE Primary School cover?

Ashton CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ashton CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ashton CofE Primary School?

Ashton CofE Primary School is at Roade Hill, Ashton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 2JH.