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Earl Spencer Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Elisabeth Brear

location_onNorthampton, NN5 7DE

language Visit Website phone 1604751130

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

392

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Earl Spencer Primary School is a Community school primary school in Northampton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Earl Spencer Primary School is a community school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 391 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #61 of 135 primaries in West Northamptonshire and #7,456 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 71%

Maths60% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading65% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading45% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.3

Read

LA -0.1

-7.0 to -3.5

-1.2

Write

LA 0.2

-2.9 to 0.5

-3.0

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.6 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.3

-4.0 to -0.7

-0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 1.2

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.1 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 79%

Maths63% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.4

-3.7 to 0.7

-0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-2.9 to 1.3

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.7 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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06 March 2019

Inspection Report

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17 November 2015

Inspection Report

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09 December 2013

Inspection Report

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26 September 2013

Inspection Report

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30 January 2012

Inspection Report

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22 January 2009

Inspection Report

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15 May 2008

Inspection Report

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22 November 2005

Inspection Report

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15 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-03-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-11-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-09-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.1%(12 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 391 pupils. During this period, there were 22 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	391	22	5.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	405	22	5.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	405	23	5.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	412	15	3.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	405	11	2.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	403	17	4.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	392	29	7.4%	0.6%	2
2022/23 (Autumn term)	396	23	5.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	393	19	4.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	395	8	2.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	396	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	395	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	388	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	404	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	404	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	396	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	408	3	0.7%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	412	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	382	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	387	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	383	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	352	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	349	2	0.6%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 30 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils