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Sywell Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 101 pupils Northampton
Ofsted: Good
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Sywell Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Northampton for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 101 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Sywell Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2017 of its predecessor, Sywell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: May 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address 69 Overstone Road
Sywell
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 0AW
Phone 01604644565
Reference Number 148312

General Makeup

Number of pupils 101
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 42.57%
Girls: 57.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 9 13
2 7 9 16
3 5 5 10
4 7 9 16
5 7 9 16
6 6 8 14

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 59.4%
African 17.8%
Mixed, Other 6.9%
Indian 5.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3%
White & Black (African) 3%
White, Other 1%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Sywell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, inspected in November 2017.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 14 Mar 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
14 Mar 2023 School inspection
06 Mar 2021 Academy conversion letter
28 Nov 2017 Short inspection
Previously as Sywell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
06 Dec 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
15 Sep 2008 Curriculum and development visit
09 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
17 May 2004 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 40%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

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 102
Maths 99

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 -2.4
Writing -1.4
Maths -4.5

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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.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 3
Third Preference 12 1
From another Local Authority 25 9

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Sywell Church of England Primary School had 99 pupils for 105 places. 6 places (5.7%) were unfilled. It also plans 3 temporary "bulge" places for a large year group.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Wellingboro Primary” planning area

North Northamptonshire counted 812 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 816 in 2029–30, down 0%.

20212022202320242025
Places 105105105105105
Pupils 9988899399
Unfilled 5.7%16.2%15.2%11.4%5.7%

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 Sywell Church of England Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.3%4.4%4.3%4.9%
Unauthorised absence 0.6%0.8%1.2%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%

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, 1.1% of pupils at Sywell Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.02.20.05.4
Permanent exclusions 0000

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 Sywell Church of England Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 9.810.510.410.011.5
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%11.5%0.0%20.8%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 85.7%33.3%20.0%40.0%–
Sick days per teacher 3.31.21.21.7–

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, 8.9% of pupils at Sywell Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 3 1
Social, emotional and mental health 4 0
Speech, language and communication needs 2 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 2
Physical disability 0 1

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 Sywell Church of England Primary School received £7,476 and spent £7,802 for each of its 93 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £99,000 (£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

2022202320242025
Revenue reserve £72,000£87,000£91,000£99,000
per pupil £791£962£989£1,063
In-year balance £24,000-£42,000£5,000-£30,000
per pupil £264-£472£56-£325

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
Overstone Primary School
Sywell Road, Overstone, Sywell Road Overstone, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 0AG
0.88 miles
Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School
North Street, Mears Ashby, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 0DW
1.25 miles
Rectory Farm Primary School
Olden Road, Rectory Farm, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5DD
1.82 miles
Blackthorn Primary School
Waingrove, Northampton, NN3 8EP
2.03 miles
Ecton Village Primary School
West Street, Ecton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 0QF
2.14 miles
Moulton Primary School
Church Hill, Moulton, Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7SW
2.18 miles
Woodvale Primary Academy
Crestwood Road, Lings Way, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8JJ
2.18 miles
Thorplands Primary School
Farm Field Court, Thorplands, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8AQ
2.26 miles
Lings Primary School
Hayeswood Road, Lings, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8NN
2.39 miles
Kings Meadow School
Manning Road, Moulton Leys, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7AR
2.46 miles
Lumbertubs Primary School
Tonmead Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8HZ
2.58 miles
St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5EN
2.68 miles
Boothville Primary School
Booth Lane North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6JG
2.78 miles
Ecton Brook Primary School
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5DY
2.82 miles
The Arbours Primary Academy
St Gregory's Road, The Arbours, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3QF
2.87 miles
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Grange Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2AX
3.02 miles
Earls Barton Primary School
Broad Street, Earls Barton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 0ND
3.1 miles
Headlands Primary School
Bushland Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2NS
3.28 miles
Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW
3.32 miles
Parklands Primary School
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW
3.37 miles
Name Distance
Overstone Park School
Overstone Park School, Overstone Park, Northampton, NN6 0DT
1.01 miles
Northampton School
Thorpeville, Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7TR
1.83 miles
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Prentice Court, Lings Way, Goldings, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8XS
1.91 miles
Moulton College
West Street, Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7RR
2.31 miles
Moulton School and Science College
Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7SD
2.31 miles
Edgewood School
Lingswood Park, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8TA
2.38 miles
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road, Lumbertubs, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8EZ
2.66 miles
On Track Education Northampton
On Track Education, unit 6 , Quarry Park Close, Moulton park, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6QB
2.79 miles
Northampton Academy
Wellingborough Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8NH
2.84 miles
Northampton College
Main Campus, Booth Lane, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3RF
2.9 miles
St Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT
3 miles
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3EZ
3.08 miles
Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6DG
3.6 miles
Pitsford School
Moulton Road, Northampton, NN6 9AX
3.72 miles
Kingsthorpe College
Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7HR
3.84 miles
Weavers Academy
Brickhill Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3JH
3.86 miles
Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus
Hunsbury Hill Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8QS
3.97 miles
Purple Oaks Academy
Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7RR
4.25 miles
Friars Academy
Friars Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2LA
4.62 miles
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JW
4.64 miles

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Sywell Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2017 of its predecessor, Sywell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

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

Sywell Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Sywell Church of England Primary School have?

Sywell Church of England Primary School has 101 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sywell Church of England Primary School cover?

Sywell Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sywell Church of England Primary School?

Sywell Church of England Primary School is at 69 Overstone Road, Sywell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 0AW.

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