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Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Elizabeth Crofts

corporate_farePETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNorthampton, NN6 0DW

language Visit Website phone 1604810063

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Northampton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Northampton, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of PETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 83 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #76 of 90 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #11,775 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 Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

54%

LA 59%

Reading85% LA 71%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths62% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.7

-6.0 to 2.2

3.4

Write

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 7.0

0.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.9 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing100% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.9

-5.1 to 4.0

-0.1

Write

LA -0.7

-4.4 to 4.1

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.4 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 61%

Reading82% LA 73%

Writing82% LA 77%

Maths91% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -1.1

-4 to 3

-2.9

Write

LA -0.7

-6.3 to 0.5

-2.1

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.3 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-28

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-04-19

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2010-09-15

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(1 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 83 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	83	1	1.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	82	2	2.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	82	1	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	87	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	78	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	74	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	77	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	77	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	77	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	77	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	73	1	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	73	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	73	1	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	73	2	2.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	64	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	65	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	71	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	77	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	79	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	77	0	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School

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

Top Primary Schools in North Northamptonshire

Ruskin Academy

Greenfields Primary School and Nursery

Broughton Primary School

Olympic Primary

Warwick Academy

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School