Primary school

Standens Barn Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • West Northamptonshire
  • NN3 9EH
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,910 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 46%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 65%65%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 82%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 46%46% · 2023/242024/25: top 46%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM66% · East Midlands 63%6/10 Middle+38.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · East Midlands 6%7/10 Above+40.7 pts
Reading score106 · East Midlands 1056/10 Middle+47.9 pts
Maths score105 · East Midlands 1046/10 Middle+37.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 53% · 53 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 39% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 53% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 53% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 64% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 66% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 63%66%39%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 53 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 2% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 4% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 8% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 6%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 53 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 100 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 101 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 10510699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 53 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 104105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
43 of 43 who put it first2022 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4343
2nd50
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2014Goodas predecessor
  6. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026327
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.6%
First language not English48.2%
SEN support14.4%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils9.8%

Girls 43.9%Boys 56.1%

77.9% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.0
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 15.4
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.5
  • Other support 3

Teachers 17.2 FTE · Whole workforce 34.7 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,814
Spend per pupil£6,037
Staff spend per pupil£4,651
Reserve per pupil£1,259
  • +£447,000revenue reserve
  • +£276,000in-year balance

Grants £6,651 · self-generated £163 · premises £727 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INMAT (11 academies) · trust reserve £3,950,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it