Hartwell Primary School

Hartwell Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a rating of 'Good' across all inspected domains. This marks its first inspection since converting to an academy, indicating that the school has made significant strides in educational quality and student development. The school creates a positive environment where pupils feel safe, respected, and supported by both their peers and teachers. Strong emphasis is placed on reading, with early interventions for pupils who struggle, showcasing the school’s commitment to ensuring students succeed academically. Parents express general satisfaction, though some feel that communication could improve. While the school excels in fostering student behavior and enthusiasm for learning, concerns exist regarding the pupils' understanding of British values and protected characteristics, which highlights an area for further development in preparing them for modern society. Overall, Hartwell Primary School shows a strong foundation but has identified clear next steps to enhance its curriculum and personal development programs.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit good manners and respectful behavior.
• Reading is prioritized, with early interventions for struggling students.
• The curriculum is well-organized and covers all subjects from early years to Year 6.
• Teachers have secure subject knowledge and effective teaching practices.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities promotes physical fitness and creativity.
• Safeguarding measures are effective and well understood by staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils do not consistently remember what they have learned in enough detail.
• Lack of knowledge about British values and protected characteristics among pupils.

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 Hartwell Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.6% 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 Hartwell 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 Hartwell Primary School had 24.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.7% 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, 9.0% of pupils at Hartwell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 2024–25 Hartwell Primary School received £5,191 and spent £5,495 for each of its 188 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £101,000 (£537 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Hartwell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Hartwell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hartwell Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Hartwell Primary School have?

Hartwell Primary School has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hartwell Primary School cover?

Hartwell Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 96% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hartwell Primary School?

Hartwell Primary School is at School Lane, Hartwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 2HL.