Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School

Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School is a happy, inclusive school where strong relationships underpin pupils’ positive experience. Pupils are polite and well behaved, feel listened to, and are supported to succeed, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school has a well-structured curriculum, reading is a clear priority, and the early years provision gives children a strong start. Pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment activities and leadership roles, and personal development is a notable strength. Safeguarding is effective, and leaders work closely with governors and the Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, with staff feeling valued and well supported. The school was previously judged good and remains good across all key judgements; this graded inspection did not result in an overall effectiveness grade.

Strengths

• Warm, caring environment built on strong relationships
• Pupils are polite, well behaved and respectful
• Inclusive support for pupils with SEND
• Well-structured and carefully sequenced curriculum
• Reading is a clear priority across the school
• Strong early years provision with expert teaching
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities and trips
• Pupils take on leadership roles enthusiastically
• Strong personal development and PSHE curriculum
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Supportive leadership with attention to staff well-being
• Attendance work is making a positive difference

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is not consistently effective across all subjects
• Some foundation subject tasks lack ambition and extension
• Some pupils finish work quickly without moving on to next steps
• Occasional lack of full engagement in lessons
• Some pupils talk over each other and do not always take turns in discussions

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 Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School 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 Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.7% 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, 22.1% of pupils at Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% 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 Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School received £7,842 and spent £8,406 for each of its 85 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £90,000 (£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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All schools in Kettering · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School is part of Peterborough Diocese Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Isham Church of England Primary School Kettering
• St. Marys CofE Primary School Kettering
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Kettering
• The Glenvale Church of England Primary School Wellingborough
• Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School Kettering
• Cranford CofE Primary School Kettering
• Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Wellingborough
• St Barnabas Church of England School Wellingborough
• Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School Northampton
• Sywell Church of England Primary School Northampton

What is Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School have?

Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School has 86 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School cover?

Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 31% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School?

Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School is at High Street, Pytchley, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1EN.