Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy

Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy is performing strongly overall. Inspectors found behaviour and leadership to be outstanding, with the quality of education and personal development good. Pupils love coming to school and attend well; parents speak highly of the school’s high expectations, supportive staff and family values. Behaviour is exemplary, and pupils are polite, respectful and focused in lessons. The school provides an ambitious curriculum through highly effective teaching. Reading is a priority, pupils read daily and receive extra phonics support where needed, and the curriculum is well sequenced so pupils build knowledge over time. Staff benefit from extensive professional development, a consistent teaching approach and strong support for pupils with SEND. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. There are two main areas for improvement. The school does not consistently identify and address pupils’ repeated errors and misconceptions, which can leave gaps in knowledge. Also, for a few pupils still gaining reading fluency, books are not always well matched to their phonics knowledge. The school is part of Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, and its leaders also lead the local infant feeder school, with aligned curriculums and smoother transition; this graded inspection did not result in an overall effectiveness grade.

Strengths

• Pupils love coming to school and attend well
• Parents value the school’s high expectations, supportive staff and family values
• Pupils feel part of the ‘big school family’
• Transition from the infant school is smooth and curriculums are aligned
• Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary and they are focused in lessons
• Pupils are polite, courteous and respectful
• Pupils accept and treat each other with kindness
• The curriculum is ambitious and well designed
• Teaching is highly effective and consistently delivered
• Reading is a priority and pupils love reading
• Pupils receive extra phonics support when needed
• Pupils with SEND are accurately identified and well supported
• Personal development helps pupils understand diverse cultures, religions, equality and British values
• Trust systems support high standards and staff value the support they receive
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils’ repeated errors and misconceptions are not consistently identified and addressed
• Reading books are not always well matched to the phonics knowledge and fluency of a few 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 Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.1% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy had 24.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.7% 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, 21.8% of pupils at Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% 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 Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy received £6,528 and spent £6,353 for each of its 238 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £253,000 (£1,063 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, income was £6,820 and spending £6,815 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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Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy is part of Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• St Barnabas Church of England School Wellingborough
• The Glenvale Church of England Primary School Wellingborough
• Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School Northampton
• Isham Church of England Primary School Kettering
• Sywell Church of England Primary School Northampton
• St. Marys CofE Primary School Kettering
• Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School Kettering
• Cranford CofE Primary School Kettering
• Great Addington CofE Primary School Kettering
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Kettering

What is Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy have?

Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy has 239 pupils on roll.

What age range does Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy cover?

Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy?

Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy is at Westfield Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3HD.