Lumbertubs Primary School

Lumbertubs Primary School has shown overall good performance in its inaugural inspection. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and supported, demonstrating respect for their peers. The curriculum is evolving positively, with leaders paying attention to essential knowledge across various subjects. Notably, reading is prioritized, with effective early reading initiatives contributing to pupils' enjoyment and achievement in this area. While the school has strengths, such as strong pastoral support and high staff morale, challenges remain in ensuring all subjects are well-defined in their curriculums and addressing the issue of attendance to further enhance pupil achievement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in a welcoming environment.
• Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics programme.
• High expectations from staff lead to good pupil behaviour and attitudes.
• Positive pastoral support for pupils managing their emotions.
• Staff morale is very high with strong teamwork among educators.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack clearly defined essential knowledge.
• Too many pupils are not attending school regularly enough.

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 Lumbertubs Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.1% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Lumbertubs 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 Lumbertubs Primary School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% 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, 11.3% of pupils at Lumbertubs Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 Lumbertubs Primary School received £7,573 and spent £7,358 for each of its 233 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £252,000 (£1,082 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Campfire Education Trust, income was £7,332 and spending £7,200 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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Lumbertubs Primary School is part of Campfire Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Spring Lane Primary School Northampton
• Moorland Primary School Milton Keynes
• Bourton Meadow Academy Buckingham
• George Grenville Academy Buckingham
• Lace Hill Academy Buckingham

What is Lumbertubs Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lumbertubs Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Lumbertubs Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lumbertubs Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Lumbertubs Primary School have?

Lumbertubs Primary School has 222 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lumbertubs Primary School cover?

Lumbertubs Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Lumbertubs Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lumbertubs Primary School?

Lumbertubs Primary School is at Tonmead Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8HZ.