Irchester Community Primary School
About Irchester Community Primary School
Irchester Community Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its most recent graded inspection in 2014 and confirmed as still accurate in an ungraded visit in 2023. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score: 58% of pupils reached that benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits just below the North Northamptonshire local authority average of 61%, placing Irchester 57th out of 111 primary schools in the area. The school’s national ranking for this metric is in the 61st percentile, meaning it performs better than roughly six in ten schools across England. While the school does not have progress scores available for reading, writing or maths, its average scaled scores are solid: 103 in reading and 102 in maths, both above the national baseline of 100.
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- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
23 Jun 2023Latest monitoring visit (23 Jun 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 8 May 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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