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St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois

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personMiss Kathryn Crawford

corporate_fareEVOLVE CHURCH ACADEMY TRUST

location_onTowcester, NN12 8PP

language Visit Website phone 1327860539

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

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Expected Standard

17%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois is a Academy converter primary school in Towcester, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois is an academy converter in Towcester, West Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of EVOLVE CHURCH ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 38 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 17% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #133 of 135 primaries in West Northamptonshire and #14,072 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

17%

LA 60%

Reading33% LA 75%

Writing17% LA 71%

Maths33% LA 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA -0.1

-1.1 to 6.7

-0.8

Write

LA 0.2

-4.6 to 2.9

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-7.4 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3.0 to 3.4

-2.7

Write

LA -0.2

-5.6 to 0.2

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.9

-6.2 to -0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%

Reading0% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 79%

Maths0% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

Write

LA -0.3

-3.6 to 3.6

Maths

LA -0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 November 2021

Inspection Report

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01 September 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-11-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2007-05-02

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 38 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	38	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	38	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	48	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	45	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	36	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	47	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	50	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	46	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	58	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	58	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	62	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	61	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	61	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	53	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	62	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	62	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	62	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	74	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	73	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	77	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	100	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	96	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	98	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	98	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	97	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	89	0.0%	0.5%

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 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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