Byfield School

Byfield School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in several areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. The school prides itself on a caring and supportive environment where pupils thrive and feel safe. It has established a strong sense of community, involving pupils in local events and environmental projects, which enhances their educational experience. The curriculum is ambitious, particularly in mathematics and phonics, contributing to students' solid academic achievements. However, there are still some areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that the curriculum's depth and breadth are consistent across all subjects.

Strengths

• High expectations from staff lead to strong pupil performance.
• Pupils demonstrate kindness and consideration to others.
• Strong community involvement and opportunities for cultural experiences.
• Well-planned curriculum in mathematics and good phonics teaching.
• Excellent personal development program and a range of extracurricular activities.
• Effective safeguarding and support for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum quality in some subjects needs improvement.
• New early years curriculum for two- and three-year-olds requires further development.

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 Byfield School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% 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 Byfield 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 Byfield School had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 58.9% 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, 19.4% of pupils at Byfield School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.3% 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 Byfield School received £8,375 and spent £8,918 for each of its 97 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £8,000 (-£81 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,523 and spending £6,557 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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Byfield School is part of Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Stockton Primary School Southam
• Bishops Itchington Primary School Southam
• Temple Herdewyke Primary School Southam
• Southam Primary School Southam
• Southam College Southam
• Kineton High School Warwick
• Hillmorton Primary School Rugby
• Rokeby Primary School Rugby
• Bilton School Rugby
• Oakley School Leamington Spa

What is Byfield School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Byfield School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Byfield School last inspected by Ofsted?

Byfield School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Byfield School have?

Byfield School has 108 pupils on roll.

What age range does Byfield School cover?

Byfield School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Byfield School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Byfield School?

Byfield School is at Bell Lane, Byfield, Byfield Primary School, Bell Lane, Byfield, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 6US.