Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School

Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School is a small, welcoming village school where pupils are happy, feel safe, and behave well. Attendance is above national averages and persistent absence is very low, with warm relationships between staff, pupils and families. Safeguarding standards are met and the school has a strong inclusive culture, with pupils with SEND supported effectively. Children make a positive start in the early years and are well prepared for key stage 1.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, feel safe and behave well, with bullying and discrimination rare
• Attendance is above national averages and persistent absence is very low
• The school has a strong inclusive culture where all pupils are fully included
• Pupils with SEND benefit from tailored support and make progress from their starting points
• Children make a positive start in the early years and are well prepared for key stage 1
• Phonics is taught consistently well and reading is prioritised from the start
• Leaders and staff build warm, trusting relationships with pupils and families
• Staff are proud to work at the school and describe it as a supportive community
• Parents are very positive and value the school's welcoming and nurturing atmosphere
• Pupils enjoy a range of clubs, visits and experiences that develop their talents and interests

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils do not achieve as well as they should as they move through the school, with outcomes below national averages in phonics, multiplication tables and key stage 2 reading and writing
• The quality of teaching is inconsistent across the curriculum
• The curriculum is not adapted consistently or effectively enough to meet the needs of all pupils in mixed-age classes
• Checks of pupils' work do not consistently identify errors, including in spelling and grammar
• Pupils' recall of key knowledge from the PSHE curriculum is inconsistent, particularly regarding protected characteristics and British values
• The quality of work in pupils' books is variable
• Governors do not always have the knowledge required to fulfil statutory responsibilities or challenge leaders with sufficient rigour
• It is too early to see the positive impact of recent leadership changes on pupils' outcomes
• Leaders are only beginning to evaluate the impact of their actions with precision

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 Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Titchmarsh Church of England 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 Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.4% 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, 27.7% of pupils at Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School received £8,287 and spent £8,160 for each of its 101 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£1,436 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 Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School have?

Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School has 101 pupils on roll.

What age range does Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School cover?

Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School?

Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School is at School Lane, Titchmarsh, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 3DR.