Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy is performing well, achieving a 'good' overall effectiveness rating in its recent inspection, which is an improvement from the previous 'requires improvement' grade. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe, enjoy their lessons, and exhibit good behavior. Leaders are recognized for their clear expectations and the professional development provided to staff, which has led to better educational outcomes for pupils. While the school has strengths in early reading and mathematics, there are areas of the curriculum that require further planning and coherence to ensure consistent excellence across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are friendly, polite and kind.
• Leaders have high expectations of what pupils can achieve.
• The planning of pupils’ learning has improved in most subjects.
• Pupils make a flying start to their early reading.
• Pupils learn well in mathematics and writing.
• Staff are committed to keeping pupils safe.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects are less well planned than others.
• A minority of pupils do not read books that match their phonics knowledge.

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 Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% 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, 4.3% of pupils at Woodford Halse Church of England 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 Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% 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, 8.2% of pupils at Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy received £7,452 and spent £7,200 for each of its 224 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £132,000 (£589 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Innovate Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,160 and spending £7,003 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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Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy is part of Innovate Multi Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Badby School Badby
• Weedon Bec Primary School Northampton
• Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School Northampton
• Kilsby Church of England Primary School Rugby
• Paulerspury Church of England Primary School Towcester

What is Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy have?

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy cover?

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy?

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy is at High Street, Woodford Halse, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3RQ.