Eastfield Academy

Eastfield Academy has demonstrated significant improvement since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good' in overall effectiveness. The school fosters a positive learning environment where pupils feel respected and valued. They benefit from strong leadership and a well-implemented curriculum that has enhanced their skills in core subjects like reading and mathematics. The school's focus on personal development, including respect for diversity and opportunities for leadership roles, has further enriched the educational experience for pupils.

Strengths

• Strong leadership leading to rapid improvements
• High expectations set for all pupils by staff
• Effective teaching of phonics and reading
• Robust curriculum plans supported by the trust
• Well-developed mathematics program fostering confidence
• Positive school culture with respect and responsibility
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation for modern foreign languages and design and technology not fully developed

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 Eastfield Academy attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.4% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Eastfield Academy 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 Eastfield Academy had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.2% 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, 10.9% of pupils at Eastfield Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 Eastfield Academy received £7,607 and spent £6,937 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £232,000 (£1,124 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of The David Ross Education Trust, income was £8,189 and spending £8,020 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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Eastfield Academy is part of The David Ross Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Cedar Road Primary School Northampton
• The Arbours Primary Academy Northampton
• Malcolm Arnold Academy Northampton
• Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Northampton
• Kings Heath Primary Academy Northampton
• Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Northampton
• Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Kettering
• Welton Church of England Academy Daventry
• Newnham Primary School Daventry
• Abbey CofE Academy Daventry

What is Eastfield Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eastfield Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Eastfield Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Eastfield Academy was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Eastfield Academy have?

Eastfield Academy has 221 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eastfield Academy cover?

Eastfield Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Eastfield Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eastfield Academy?

Eastfield Academy is at St Albans Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2RJ.