Irchester Community Primary School

Primary · North Northamptonshire · NN29 7AZ · URN 146482

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-06-23Cohort 343

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 58

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 96 schools in North Northamptonshire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
71%
North Northamptonshire 58.7%England 61%
12.3 percentage points above the area average of 58.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
9%
North Northamptonshire 5.8%England 8%
3.2 percentage points above the area average of 5.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
North Northamptonshire 104.53England 105
2.5 above the area average of 104.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
North Northamptonshire 103.62England 105
1.4 above the area average of 103.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
North Northamptonshire 103.99England 105
2 above the area average of 104
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
31%
North Northamptonshire 23.2%England 32%
7.8 percentage points above the area average of 23.2
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
79%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
8.6 percentage points above the area average of 70.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
78%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
7.6 percentage points above the area average of 70.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
83%
North Northamptonshire 70.4%
12.6 percentage points above the area average of 70.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
58
North Northamptonshire 43
15.5 above the area average of 42.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against North Northamptonshire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	71% North Northamptonshire 58.7%England 61%	12.3 percentage points above the area average of 58.7	10 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	9% North Northamptonshire 5.8%England 8%	3.2 percentage points above the area average of 5.8	1 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 North Northamptonshire 104.53England 105	2.5 above the area average of 104.5	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 North Northamptonshire 103.62England 105	1.4 above the area average of 103.6	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 North Northamptonshire 103.99England 105	2 above the area average of 104	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	31% North Northamptonshire 23.2%England 32%	7.8 percentage points above the area average of 23.2	1 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	79% North Northamptonshire 70.4%	8.6 percentage points above the area average of 70.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	78% North Northamptonshire 70.4%	7.6 percentage points above the area average of 70.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	83% North Northamptonshire 70.4%	12.6 percentage points above the area average of 70.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	58 North Northamptonshire 43	15.5 above the area average of 42.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

North Northamptonshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 6.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 14.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 8.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 31% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 9% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 71% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 85.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Irchester Community Primary School Good at its inspection on 23/06/2023.
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