Henry Chichele Primary School

About Henry Chichele Primary School

Henry Chichele Primary School in North Northamptonshire received a Requires Improvement rating in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a downgrade from the Good rating it held in its previous inspection in 2016. The school’s overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision were all judged to require improvement. On the key academic metric for primary schools, the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined stood at 53% in the 2023/24 academic year. That is below the local authority average of 61% for North Northamptonshire, and places the school 69th out of 90 primary schools in the area. Just 5% of pupils achieved the higher standard in all three subjects, and the school ranks in the bottom 50 nationally on this measure.

Looking at individual subjects, reading was the strongest area, with 75% of pupils meeting the expected standard and 17% reaching the higher standard. In writing, 68% met expectations and 12% achieved the higher mark, while in maths 67% met the expected standard and 10% reached the higher level. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 102 in maths. The school does not have published progress scores for any subject, so it is not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. With 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively low proportion of disadvantaged children compared with many state primaries. The school has a capacity of 420 and currently has 373 pupils on roll, so there is some spare capacity.

The school was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 73 applications for 43 places and 38 first-preference offers made. Facilities include an outdoor playground, library, playing fields, gymnasium, art studios, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, netball, dance and gymnastics, and there are clubs for drama, choir, eco club, book club and science club. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This makes it a potentially suitable choice for families whose children have identified special educational needs, though the Requires Improvement rating means parents will want to check how those provisions are being delivered in practice.

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