Eastfield Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school West Northamptonshire·NN3 2RJ
Composite score
77.8
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#904
National rank
#58
In East Midlands
#10
In West Northamptonshire
Top 6%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
82%
% achieving higher RWM
21%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
23 first choices, 23 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
38
any preference, for 23 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.9620241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Eastfield Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
213
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
55.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,243
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Eastfield Academy at a glance

Located in West Northamptonshire, Eastfield Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 213 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 82% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 20.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 21% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Eastfield Academy their first choice was offered one of its 23 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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