Marie Weller Primary School

Marie Weller Primary School has recently completed its first Ofsted inspection since opening in 2021, achieving a 'Good' rating across all assessed areas. The school has successfully established itself within the community, with strong parental support highlighting a nurturing and engaging environment for students. Staff commitment and well-structured curriculum planning are emphasized as key strengths, although there are areas identified for improvement in adapting the curriculum to meet diverse pupil needs effectively.

Strengths

• The school environment is safe, fun, and nurturing.
• Strong parental praise for staff support and knowledge of children.
• Pupils are enthusiastic about learning and enjoy school.
• Well-planned curriculum connects early years to Year 6.
• Effective phonics program with well-trained staff.
• High levels of curiosity and concentration in early years.
• Positive staff morale and collaboration.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum adaptations fail to meet all pupil needs.
• Some pedagogy choices divert attention from key knowledge.
• Inconsistent expectations of written communication quality.

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 Marie Weller Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.2% 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 Marie Weller 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 Marie Weller Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 6.9% of pupils at Marie Weller Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Marie Weller Primary School received £6,040 and spent £6,910 for each of its 178 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £265,000 (-£1,491 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of The Hawksmoor Learning Trust, income was £5,738 and spending £5,470 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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Marie Weller Primary School is part of The Hawksmoor Learning Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Towcester
• The Radstone Primary School Brackley
• Bracken Leas Primary School Brackley

What is Marie Weller Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marie Weller Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Marie Weller Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Marie Weller Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Marie Weller Primary School have?

Marie Weller Primary School has 245 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marie Weller Primary School cover?

Marie Weller Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Marie Weller Primary School?

Marie Weller Primary School is at Redcar Road, Towcester, NN12 6LZ.