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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 26 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 3 March 2020Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry153 applications · 59 places offered · 82 named it first
- 2026 2.6; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2025 2.3; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.5; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2023 2.1; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2022 2.3; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2021 2.0; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2019 2.2; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2018 1.9; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2017 1.6; West Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- 2016 2.2; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; West Northamptonshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- This school
- West Northamptonshire median
Dashed bars: as Bracken Leas Primary School (URN 121947), 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 | 59 | 153 | 2.6 | 82 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 140 | 2.3 | 74 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2024 | 61 | 150 | 2.5 | 77 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2023 | 58 | 120 | 2.1 | 65 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2022 | 58 | 136 | 2.3 | 59 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 117 | 2.0 | 69 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2020 | 57 | 100 | 1.8 | 57 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 47 | 102 | 2.2 | 45 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 50 | 96 | 1.9 | 47 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 53 | 87 | 1.6 | 52 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 * | 58 | 130 | 2.2 | 73 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2015 * | 58 | 106 | 1.8 | 62 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2014 * | 58 | 95 | 1.6 | 58 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 77% · Maths 72% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- West Northamptonshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 12% | 108 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 9% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 17% | 106 | 106 |
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
- Bracken Leas Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · West Northamptonshire202653%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · West NorthamptonshireRequires improvement20231.5applications per place
- 0.8 km · West NorthamptonshireGood20232.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · West NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place
- 5.4 km · West NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · West NorthamptonshireGood20242.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · West NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 9%met the SATs standard
- 5.9 km · West NorthamptonshireRemains Good20223.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 144394 · 941/2224
- Trust
- The Hawksmoor Learning Trust
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 420 on roll
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2017
- Replaced
- Bracken Leas Primary School (URN 121947)
- Address
- Magdalen Meadows, Brackley, NN13 6LF
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources