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Earl Spencer Primary School

Community school · Northampton · NN5 7DE

Ages 4–11 · 352 pupils · West Northamptonshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
379

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

47

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
84
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

352 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
352
Boys / girls
173 / 179
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
352 / 420 (84%)
Free school meals
27.8%
FSM pupils
98
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Elisabeth Brear

Location

Address
Streatfield Road, Spencer Estate
Postcode
NN5 7DE
Town
Northampton
County
Northamptonshire
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
District
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, 352 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.8%.

Open schools in Northampton
141
Primary schools in Northampton
101
Academies among open schools in Northampton
52% (74)
Open schools in NN5
14
Primary in NN5
11
Open schools in West Northamptonshire LA
209
Primary in West Northamptonshire LA
148

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • St James Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 7AG · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM25.9%
    • Demand1.02

    0.5 miles away

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 7HX · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM22.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Kings Heath Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 7LN · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM30.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Castle Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Northampton · NN1 2TR · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM20.3%
    • Demand1.25

    0.7 miles away

  • Spring Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Northampton · NN1 2JW · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM28.9%
    • Demand0.79

    0.7 miles away

  • Lyncrest Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 5PE · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Chiltern Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 6BW · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM22.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Kingsthorpe Village Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Northampton · NN2 6QL · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Elisabeth Brear
Telephone
01604751130
Website
https://www.earlspencerprimary.org/

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