Queen Eleanor Primary Academy

Queen Eleanor Primary Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last full inspection in December 2017. The school prides itself on being inclusive, providing a nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and respected. Pupils show enthusiasm for learning and participate actively in school life, taking on responsibilities like being anti-bullying ambassadors. The school has high aspirations for students, with a clear focus on developing their vocabulary and problem-solving skills in subjects like reading and mathematics.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel welcomed in the school environment.
• Strong focus on reading helps pupils develop a love for literature.
• Robust mathematics curriculum enables pupils to progress well.
• Caring teachers go above and beyond to support pupils.
• Effective safeguarding measures ensure pupil safety and well-being.
• Children in early years make a strong start and are well-prepared for Year 1.
• Leaders prioritize mental health and physical well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• New subject leaders are still developing their leadership skills.
• Some pupils with SEND do not make the progress they should.

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 Queen Eleanor Primary Academy attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Queen Eleanor Primary 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 Queen Eleanor Primary Academy had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% 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, 9.4% of pupils at Queen Eleanor Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.9% 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 Queen Eleanor Primary Academy received £7,552 and spent £7,392 for each of its 214 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £154,000 (£719 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Creative Education Trust, income was £8,557 and spending £8,500 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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Queen Eleanor Primary Academy is part of Creative Education Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Abbeyfield School Northampton
• Weavers Academy Wellingborough
• Wrenn School Wellingborough
• The Milton Keynes Academy Milton Keynes
• Ash Green School Coventry
• Three Peaks Primary Academy Tamworth
• Ellis Guilford School Nottingham
• The Bulwell Academy Nottingham
• The Hart School Rugeley
• Thistley Hough Academy Stoke-On-Trent

What is Queen Eleanor Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Queen Eleanor Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Queen Eleanor Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Queen Eleanor Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Queen Eleanor Primary Academy have?

Queen Eleanor Primary Academy has 223 pupils on roll.

What age range does Queen Eleanor Primary Academy cover?

Queen Eleanor Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Queen Eleanor Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Queen Eleanor Primary Academy?

Queen Eleanor Primary Academy is at Queen Eleanor Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8NN.