Delapre Primary School

Delapre Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school where pupils are eager to learn and feel safe. The staff foster positive relationships, promoting a supportive and engaging learning environment that is well-regarded by parents. The school's strong values encourage students to become hardworking and resilient individuals, and the school's effort in promoting a love for reading and providing diverse extracurricular activities are notable strengths. However, some subjects within the curriculum require further development to ensure clarity in learning objectives and implementation, particularly as some subject leaders are new and lack the experience necessary for effective monitoring.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported, knowing there is an adult to turn to with concerns.
• High expectations of behavior lead to a positive classroom environment.
• Strong community spirit valued by parents and the school.
• Effective focus on developing a love of reading from an early age.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities enhances student engagement.
• Pupils display positive attitudes towards their learning and participate actively.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject leaders are inexperienced and lack training for effective monitoring.
• Curriculum planning in some subjects lacks detail and clarity.

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 Delapre Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Delapre 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 Delapre Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.9% 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, 10.4% of pupils at Delapre Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Delapre Primary School received £7,265 and spent £7,014 for each of its 539 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £593,000 (£1,099 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 Delapre Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Delapre Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Delapre Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Delapre Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Delapre Primary School have?

Delapre Primary School has 539 pupils on roll.

What age range does Delapre Primary School cover?

Delapre Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Delapre Primary School?

Delapre Primary School is at Rothersthorpe Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8JA.