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Isham Church of England Primary School

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corporate_farePETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST

location_onKettering, NN14 1HD

phone 1536723956

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

103

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Isham Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Kettering, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Isham Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of PETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 97 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #87 of 90 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #13,210 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. 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.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. 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: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 59%

Reading43% LA 71%

Writing50% LA 70%

Maths50% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.7

-1.5 to 4.8

1.5

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 4.6

1.8

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.2 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.9

-2.3 to 4.4

1.7

Write

LA -0.7

-1.4 to 4.8

0.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.1 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 61%

Reading100% LA 73%

Writing93% LA 77%

Maths100% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -1.1

-1.6 to 4.6

Write

LA -0.7

-1 to 5

0.2

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.6 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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06 July 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-28

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

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-03-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-03-04

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

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 97 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	95	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	98	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	102	1	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	104	1	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	103	1	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	104	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Isham 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