Polebrook Church of England Primary School

About Polebrook Church of England Primary School

Polebrook Church of England Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The most recent was an ungraded inspection in September 2023, which confirmed the school continues to provide a Good standard of education. For a more detailed picture of academic outcomes, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year are the most informative metric. In reading, 92% of pupils met the expected standard, and 42% achieved a higher standard. Writing saw 67% reach the expected level and 42% at the higher level, while in maths, 75% met the expected standard and 25% reached the higher tier. The combined reading, writing and maths expected standard was 58%, which sits just below the local authority average of 61% for North Northamptonshire.

The school’s average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 105 in maths, both above the national baseline of 100. However, the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was 17%, a figure that places the school in the bottom 50 nationally for this metric. Within North Northamptonshire, Polebrook ranks 54th out of 90 primary schools, putting it in the 60th percentile locally and the 57th percentile in the East Midlands region. The school is small, with 74 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105, and 12.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Ofsted’s breakdown from the 2023 inspection rated leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all as Good, with no areas requiring improvement.

Polebrook offers a broad range of facilities including a forest school, sensory room, music rooms, ICT suite, sports hall, gymnasium, and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, cricket, swimming, dance, tennis, cross country, and rounders, while clubs include choir, drama, film club, chess, and eco club. The school supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 10 applications were received for 4 places, with all 4 first-preference applicants offered a place, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.5. This is a Church of England primary that suits families who value a small, community-focused setting with strong reading outcomes and a good range of extracurricular activities, though those prioritising the highest academic benchmarks may want to compare with higher-ranked peers in the area.

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