Academy converter · West Northamptonshire

Standens Barn Primary School

4–11Ages
327Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144177URN

Flaxwell Court, Standens Barn, Northampton, NN3 9EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.8 below West Northamptonshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Northamptonshire

53 applications for 43 places · 100th of 103 in West Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

West Northamptonshire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

19 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 November 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Standens Barn Primary School, URN 121935

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 below West Northamptonshire median (2.0) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 1.2; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2025 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.3; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2022 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2021 1.3; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2019 1.3; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.5; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.4; West Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.3; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.3; West Northamptonshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.3; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the West Northamptonshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
West Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Standens Barn Primary School (URN 121935), 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	53	1.2	43	1.00
Sep 2025	28	48	1.7	27	0.96
Sep 2024	41	59	1.4	40	0.98
Sep 2023	45	60	1.3	43	0.96
Sep 2022	29	48	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2021	56	73	1.3	55	0.98
Sep 2020	56	83	1.5	54	0.96
Sep 2019 *	48	64	1.3	43	0.90
Sep 2018 *	36	54	1.5	33	0.92
Sep 2017 *	48	65	1.4	40	0.83
Sep 2016 *	41	53	1.3	32	0.78
Sep 2015 *	38	49	1.3	34	0.89
Sep 2014 *	36	46	1.3	21	0.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 75% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%59th of 134 in West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

West Northamptonshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

West Northamptonshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

West Northamptonshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth8%

West Northamptonshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

West Northamptonshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard37%

West Northamptonshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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West Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	8%	106	105
2023/24	64%	8%	105	105
2022/23	53%	4%	103	104

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

Standens Barn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
1.3 km · West Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lumbertubs Primary School
1.6 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bridgewater Primary School
1.6 km · West Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Headlands Primary School
1.7 km · West Northamptonshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lings Primary School
1.8 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
The Arbours Primary Academy
1.8 km · West Northamptonshire

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
2.0 km · West Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ecton Brook Primary School
2.0 km · West Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144177 · 941/2192
Trust: Inmat
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 327 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: Standens Barn Primary School (URN 121935)
Address: Flaxwell Court, Standens Barn, Northampton, NN3 9EH
Local authority: West Northamptonshire

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