Mawsley Primary School

Mawsley Primary School has made commendable progress since its last inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good' in all evaluated areas. The school creates a welcoming and respectful atmosphere, fostering a sense of safety and happiness among pupils. Leaders are focused on ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), succeed academically and socially. The school's ambitious curriculum supports pupils' enjoyment of learning, and parents express high satisfaction with the school's nurturing environment and dedicated staff.

Strengths

• Pupils display polite and good behavior.
• Leaders have a clear vision to support all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The curriculum is ambitious, enjoyable, and meets pupils' needs.
• Strong emphasis on reading from early years with diverse reading materials.
• Effective staff training enhances teaching quality.
• Pupils actively engage in roles that develop their confidence and leadership skills.
• Strong culture of safeguarding and pupil well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Opportunities for children in the early years to deepen learning are not sufficient.
• The curriculum is not fully embedded in reflecting multiculturalism and diversity.

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 Mawsley Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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 Mawsley 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 Mawsley Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.9% 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, 10.3% of pupils at Mawsley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 16.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 37 pupils and resourced provision with 37 pupils.

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 Mawsley Primary School received £7,874 and spent £8,020 for each of its 281 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £65,000 (-£230 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 Mawsley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mawsley Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Mawsley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mawsley Primary School was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Mawsley Primary School have?

Mawsley Primary School has 281 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mawsley Primary School cover?

Mawsley Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mawsley Primary School?

Mawsley Primary School is at Scholars Row, Mawsley, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1GZ.