Compass Primary Academy

About Compass Primary Academy

Compass Primary Academy sits within the North Northamptonshire local authority, where it ranks 8th out of 90 primary schools — comfortably inside the top 10% of its local peers. The three schools immediately above it are Gretton Primary Academy, Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School, and Broughton Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Compass is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It currently has 432 pupils against a capacity of 480, and 30.8% of its children are eligible for free school meals — a figure that gives a sense of the school's intake. The headteacher is Jo Fallowell. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2023, awarded it an overall rating of Good, a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019.

Academically, Compass Primary Academy performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a North Northamptonshire average of 61%. The school also achieved strong scores in individual subjects: 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 90% in maths, and 85% in writing. At the higher standard, 7% of pupils achieved the top level across all three subjects, with 35% reaching that level in maths and 23% in reading. Average scaled scores were 107 in both reading and maths. The school ranks in the top 25% nationally for its Key Stage 2 outcomes, sitting at the 11th percentile. Ofsted's breakdown from the 2023 inspection rated the quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all as Good, while early years provision was judged Outstanding.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an outdoor playground, a forest school area, a library, a sensory room, and a gymnasium. Sports provision covers cricket, athletics, gymnastics, football, and swimming, and there are clubs for science, coding, film, and chess. For children with additional needs, Compass has a broad SEND offer, supporting specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, and physical disabilities. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 58 applications for 27 places, with 26 first-preference offers made. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Greenfields Primary School and Nursery, 1.5 km away. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a well-resourced setting, particularly those who value the forest school and sensory room provisions.

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