Standens Barn Primary School
Standens Barn Primary School is an academy converter in Northampton for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 327 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Standens Barn Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2018 of its predecessor, Standens Barn Primary School. In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: September 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Flaxwell Court Standens Barn Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 9EH |
| Phone | 01604413151 |
| Reference Number | 144177 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 327 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.43%
Girls: 45.57% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 18.7% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 48% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.6 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | 31 | 24 | 55 |
| 5 | 29 | 28 | 57 |
| 6 | 30 | 25 | 55 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 41% |
| White, Other | 31.2% |
| African | 5.2% |
| Indian | 4.6% |
| Unclassified | 4.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.4% |
| Caribbean | 1.2% |
| White & Asian | 0.9% |
| Pakistani | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.6% |
| Asian, Other | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Standens Barn Primary School, inspected in July 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 18 Jul 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2023 | School inspection |
| 08 Feb 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 03 Jul 2018 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Standens Barn Primary School | |
| 20 Nov 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 30 Apr 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 20 Feb 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 19 May 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Dec 2008 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 05 Dec 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 06 Jun 2007 | Monitoring visit |
| 07 Nov 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 19 Mar 2001 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 66% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 8% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -0.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 5 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 4 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 2 | 2 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Standens Barn Primary School had 354 pupils for 420 places. 66 places (15.7%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “NN3 East” planning area
West Northamptonshire counted 365 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 335 in 2029–30, down 8%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 401 | 385 | 392 | 379 | 369 | 354 |
| Unfilled | 4.5% | 8.3% | 6.7% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 15.7% |
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 Standens Barn Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 1.8% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
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, 0.3% of pupils at Standens Barn Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 Standens Barn Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 11.4% | 0.0% | 8.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 37.5% | 68.0% | 63.6% | 40.9% | 45.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 7.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | – |
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, 10.4% of pupils at Standens Barn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 12 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 8 | 2 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 6 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 0 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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 Standens Barn Primary School received £6,831 and spent £6,694 for each of its 355 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £784,000 (£2,208 per pupil).
Across all 12 schools of Inmat, income was £6,569 and spending £6,333 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £189,000 | £236,000 | £341,000 | £243,000 | £100,000 | £784,000 |
| per pupil | £481 | £608 | £877 | £645 | £270 | £2,208 |
| In-year balance | -£14,000 | £50,000 | £130,000 | -£27,000 | -£132,000 | £48,000 |
| per pupil | -£35 | £129 | £334 | -£73 | -£359 | £136 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Weston Favell CofE Primary School
Westwood Way, Wellingborough Road, Weston Favell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3HH |
0.83 miles |
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Lumbertubs Primary School
Tonmead Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8HZ |
0.99 miles |
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Bridgewater Primary School
Bridgewater Drive, Bridgewater Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3AF |
1.01 miles |
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Headlands Primary School
Bushland Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2NS |
1.04 miles |
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Lings Primary School
Hayeswood Road, Lings, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8NN |
1.09 miles |
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The Arbours Primary Academy
St Gregory's Road, The Arbours, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3QF |
1.12 miles |
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St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5EN |
1.25 miles |
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Ecton Brook Primary School
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5DY |
1.25 miles |
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Grange Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2AX |
1.29 miles |
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Abington Vale Primary School
Ashford Close, Abington Vale, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3NQ |
1.29 miles |
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Woodvale Primary Academy
Crestwood Road, Lings Way, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8JJ |
1.3 miles |
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Blackthorn Primary School
Waingrove, Northampton, NN3 8EP |
1.35 miles |
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Eastfield Academy
St Albans Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2RJ |
1.47 miles |
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Thorplands Primary School
Farm Field Court, Thorplands, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8AQ |
1.55 miles |
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Cedar Road Primary School
Cedar Road East, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2JF |
1.57 miles |
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Little Houghton Church of England Primary
Lodge Close, Lodge Road, Little Houghton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1AF |
1.6 miles |
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Boothville Primary School
Booth Lane North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6JG |
1.63 miles |
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Rectory Farm Primary School
Olden Road, Rectory Farm, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5DD |
1.65 miles |
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Barry Primary School
Barry Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5JS |
1.84 miles |
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Cogenhoe Primary School
York Avenue, Cogenhoe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1NB |
1.92 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Northampton Academy
Wellingborough Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8NH |
0.63 miles |
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Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus
Hunsbury Hill Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8QS |
0.64 miles |
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Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road, Lumbertubs, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8EZ |
0.86 miles |
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Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3EZ |
0.94 miles |
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Edgewood School
Lingswood Park, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8TA |
0.99 miles |
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Northampton College
Main Campus, Booth Lane, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3RF |
1.24 miles |
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Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Prentice Court, Lings Way, Goldings, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8XS |
1.52 miles |
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Northampton School for Boys
Billing Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5RT |
1.68 miles |
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St Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT |
1.93 miles |
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Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6DG |
2.13 miles |
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On Track Education Northampton
On Track Education, unit 6 , Quarry Park Close, Moulton park, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6QB |
2.14 miles |
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Overstone Park School
Overstone Park School, Overstone Park, Northampton, NN6 0DT |
2.38 miles |
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Northampton School
Thorpeville, Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7TR |
2.48 miles |
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Malcolm Arnold Academy
Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JW |
2.56 miles |
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Kingsthorpe College
Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7HR |
2.75 miles |
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Hampton Bridge School
Barrack Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6AF |
2.84 miles |
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Bosworth Independent School
The Newton Building, St. Georges Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JA |
2.84 miles |
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Northampton International Academy
Barrack Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1AA |
2.84 miles |
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Purple Oaks Academy
Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7RR |
2.89 miles |
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Moulton School and Science College
Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7SD |
2.9 miles |
All schools in Northampton · West Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications
Standens Barn Primary School is part of Inmat, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:
- Kingsley Primary School Northampton
- The Abbey Primary School Northampton
- Wollaston Primary School Wellingborough
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Wellingborough
- Hall Meadow Primary School Kettering
- Kettering Park Junior Academy Kettering
- Kettering Park Infant Academy Kettering
- Rothwell Victoria Infant School Kettering
- Rothwell Junior School Kettering
- Ashby Fields Primary School Daventry
What is Standens Barn Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Standens Barn Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2018 of its predecessor, Standens Barn Primary School.
When was Standens Barn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Standens Barn Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.
How many pupils does Standens Barn Primary School have?
Standens Barn Primary School has 327 pupils on roll.
What age range does Standens Barn Primary School cover?
Standens Barn Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Standens Barn Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Standens Barn Primary School?
Standens Barn Primary School is at Flaxwell Court, Standens Barn, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 9EH.