Primary school

The Arbours Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • West Northamptonshire
  • NN3 3QF
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Jul 2023 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,098 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 8%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 8%8% · 2022/232023/24: top 11%2024/25: top 8%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM83% · East Midlands 63%10/10 Top 10%+76.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM38% · East Midlands 6%10/10 Top 10%+77.8 pts
Reading score108 · East Midlands 1059/10 Top 20%+78.4 pts
Maths score107 · East Midlands 1048/10 Above+61.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 45% · 64 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 41% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 52% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 81% · 54 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 80% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 83% · 52 pupils · East Midlands 63%83%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 2% · 64 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 3% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 19% · 54 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 17% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 38% · 52 pupils · East Midlands 6%38%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 99 · 64 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 100 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 100 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 54 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 107 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 52 pupils · East Midlands 10510899No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 100 · 64 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 107 · 54 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 52 pupils · East Midlands 104107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
37 of 37 who put it first2022 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3737
2nd331
3rd230

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026333
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.9%
First language not English44.2%
SEN support6.2%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils15.9%

Girls 48.7%Boys 51.3%

79.3% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adult14.7
  • Classroom teachers 12
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6.1
  • Other support 5.7

Teachers 15 FTE · Whole workforce 26.8 · 36 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,092
Spend per pupil£5,596
Staff spend per pupil£4,086
Reserve per pupil£1,496
  • +£504,000revenue reserve
  • +£504,000in-year balance

Grants £7,036 · self-generated £68 · premises £923 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST (36 academies) · trust reserve £9,135,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it