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Weston Favell CofE Primary School

Academy converter · Northampton · NN3 3HH

Ages 3–11 · 446 pupils · West Northamptonshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · 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
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)66%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
371

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

60

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
135
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill97%

446 pupils · 460 places

Pupils on roll
446
Boys / girls
216 / 230
School capacity
460
Capacity fill
446 / 460 (97%)
Free school meals
8%
FSM pupils
35
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Peterborough
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: WESTON FAVELL CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
Academy trust
WESTON FAVELL CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Heslop

Location

Address
Westwood Way, Wellingborough Road, Weston Favell
Postcode
NN3 3HH
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, 446 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Peterborough.

Open schools in Northampton
141
Primary schools in Northampton
101
Academies among open schools in Northampton
52% (74)
Open schools in NN3
34
Primary in NN3
20
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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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Heslop
Telephone
01604401547
Website
www.wfps.org.uk

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