Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Lane
Yardley Gobion
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 7UL
Phone 01908542261
Reference Number 122007

Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School is performing well, maintaining its status as a good school. The leadership team has fostered a positive environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and engaged in their learning. Pupils exhibit strong attitudes, are well-mannered, and appreciate the variety of extracurricular activities offered. The school's values of friendship, respect, love, trust, and peace create a cohesive community that emphasizes personal and academic development. Notably, there has been a recent push to improve the curriculum and reading culture, with a strong focus on phonics and mathematics.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 82
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 64.63%
Girls: 35.37%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 15

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 2 9
2 5 4 9
3 2 3 5
4 13 7 20
5 5 4 9
6 12 3 15

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.2%
White, Other 3.7%
White & Asian 3.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 1.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 25 Jan 2023
Date Report
25 Jan 2023 School inspection
07 Nov 2017 Short inspection
20 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
18 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
17 May 2007 Full inspection:
04 Feb 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and happy at school.
  • The new leadership prioritizes personal and academic development.
  • Parents express high satisfaction with the school's improvements.
  • The curriculum is broad and ambitious.
  • Reading and mathematics are given high priority.
  • Pupils with SEND achieve well.
  • Pupils demonstrate strong understanding of British values.
  • The school environment is well cared for and engaging.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent implementation of the intended curriculum by staff.
  • Some teachers need to improve their pedagogy for better learning retention.
  • A minority of pupils show less positive attitudes towards learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.6
Writing -4.1
Maths -5.5

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 2 2

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