Spring Lane Primary School

Spring Lane Primary School is performing well overall, rated as 'Good' in all inspection categories. The school is described as a welcoming and nurturing environment where pupils feel a strong sense of belonging and are proud to be part of the school community. The leadership exhibits a strong moral purpose, and the staff are dedicated to ensuring that pupils are safe, happy, and supported in their learning. Parents have expressed high levels of satisfaction with the school, praising the staff and the support provided for the wider community.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and pride in the school.
• Staff provide excellent care and support, ensuring pupils feel happy and safe.
• Leaders implement a broad and ambitious curriculum with high expectations.
• Pupils with special educational needs are supported effectively.
• There is a strong focus on reading, with a successful phonics scheme in place.
• Behaviour is positive, with effective strategies in place for management.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject curriculums are less developed, impacting knowledge retention.
• Opportunities for structured learning during play in early years are not maximized.

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 Spring Lane Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.9% 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, 2.9% of pupils at Spring Lane Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Spring Lane Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.7% 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, 16.6% of pupils at Spring Lane 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 2024–25 Spring Lane Primary School received £7,520 and spent £7,367 for each of its 423 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £197,000 (£466 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Campfire Education Trust, income was £7,332 and spending £7,200 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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Spring Lane Primary School is part of Campfire Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Lumbertubs Primary School Northampton
• Moorland Primary School Milton Keynes
• Bourton Meadow Academy Buckingham
• George Grenville Academy Buckingham
• Lace Hill Academy Buckingham

What is Spring Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Spring Lane Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Spring Lane Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Spring Lane Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Spring Lane Primary School have?

Spring Lane Primary School has 434 pupils on roll.

What age range does Spring Lane Primary School cover?

Spring Lane Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Spring Lane Primary School?

Spring Lane Primary School is at Spring Lane, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2JW.