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Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 72Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 143950URN

North Street, Mears Ashby, Northampton, NN6 0DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.9per place
1.8 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

31 applications for 8 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
54%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 23 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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Inspection history

  1. 3 February 2026
    Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
  2. 28 September 2021
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.9applications per place, Reception
1.8 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

31 applications · 8 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  3. 2024 3.4; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
  4. 2023 4.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
  5. 2022 2.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  6. 2021 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
  7. 2020 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 4.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  10. 2017 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  11. 2016 2.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 10 of 10 years.
  • This school
  • North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Mears Ashby Church of England Endowed School (URN 122026), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20268313.970.88
Sep 20258192.470.88
Sep 20247243.450.71
Sep 20237294.171.00
Sep 20228182.370.88
Sep 202110202.0101.00
Sep 202010202.090.90
Sep 20199222.491.00
Sep 20183134.331.00
Sep 201712252.1131.08
Sep 2016 *10292.960.60
Sep 2015 *11262.4121.09
Sep 2014 *12322.7131.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 77% · Maths 62% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%63rd of 90 in North Northamptonshire
Reading
Expected standard85%
Higher standard15%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard77%
Greater depth8%
Maths
Expected standard62%
Higher standard23%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • North Northamptonshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2554%0%103103
2023/2478%44%109108
2022/2373%9%104105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
143950 · 940/2207
Trust
Peterborough Diocese Education Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
113 pupils · 72 on roll
Free school meals
8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 April 2017
Replaced
Mears Ashby Church of England Endowed School (URN 122026)
Address
North Street, Mears Ashby, Northampton, NN6 0DW
Local authority
North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources