Culworth Church of England Primary Academy

About Culworth Church of England Primary Academy

Culworth Church of England Primary Academy is a small state primary in West Northamptonshire, one of 147 schools of its type in the local authority. With just 101 pupils on roll, it is a notably intimate setting, and its Church of England character gives it a distinct identity within the local landscape. However, when it comes to academic rankings, the school sits near the bottom of the LA table. Its ranking score of 54 places it 103rd out of 134 schools in the authority, and 102nd when looking at all same-type schools in the area. For context, the top-performing local peers — Helmdon Primary School, Greatworth Primary School, and The Bramptons Primary School — all achieved ranking scores of 93 or above. Culworth’s position places it in the bottom 50 nationally, a significant gap from these nearby schools that parents may want to consider when weighing up options.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, Culworth was rated Good across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This is consistent with its previous inspection in 2013, which also awarded a Good rating. At Key Stage 2, the school’s combined reading, writing and maths expected standard was 54%, which falls below the West Northamptonshire average of 63%. Individual subject results show 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 69% in writing, and 62% in maths. Average scores were 105 in reading and 102 in maths. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard was low across all three subjects, with 15% in reading, 8% in writing, and 8% in maths. No progress scores are available, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, a sensory room, a library, and a chapel, plus clubs such as science, book, film, choir, drama, and gardening. Sports on offer include football, cricket, swimming, athletics, tennis, and rounders. SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder, though no parent responses were recorded for the SEND support question on Parent View. The school was oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 18 applications for 9 places, and all 9 first-preference applicants were offered a place. Nursery provision is available for children from age 2. With a very small roll and a strong parent view — 95% would recommend the school — Culworth may suit families who value a close-knit, church-affiliated primary with a good Ofsted rating, but who are less focused on top-tier academic outcomes.

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