# The Arbours Primary Academy

The Arbours Primary Academy is a primary school in West Northamptonshire, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 333 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139061. [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 333
- Council: West Northamptonshire
- URN: 139061

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), July 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils at The Arbours Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in West Northamptonshire and 62% in England.
38% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | West Northamptonshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 38% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Northampton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-college-e130769): 210 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-e142733): 390 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Weston Favell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weston-favell-academy-e136948): 400 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Headlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headlands-primary-school-e138954): 660 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lumbertubs Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lumbertubs-primary-school-e146366): 720 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Billing Brook Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/billing-brook-special-school-e140436): 800 m. Special. Standards maintained, March 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139061)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139061)

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