School Chooser

Bozeat Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedAcademy133 pupilsNurseryWellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire
School Chooser Score
60
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 28 to 84, so it could be “above”
Out of 100. Better than 60% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, September 2023
Reached the expected level at 1183%England 63%
Attendance95.2%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families15%Far fewer than most schools
Places42 spare133 pupils, 175 places
Pupils per teacher21.2School workforce census

Bozeat Community Primary School is a converter academy in Wellingborough for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 133 pupils and room for 175. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 60 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 60% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Harrold Road, Bozeat, Wellingborough, NN29 7LP01933 663840bozeatprimary.co.ukMr Gareth Rust head teacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 20 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

12 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 1183%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score106.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score104.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 29%29%20172018: 63%63%20182019: 67%67%20192023: 80%80%20232024: 64%64%20242025: 83%83%2025
Since 2017: +54%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232019†2018†2017†North NorthamptonshireEngland
Pupils tested122515242421
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths83%64%80%67%63%29%61%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%4%7%21%0%5%6%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score106.0105.0105.0104.0107.0103.0104.6105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.0104.0104.0105.0102.0101.0103.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score103.0102.0103.0104.0101.0106.0104.1105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard83%68%87%71%88%57%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard92%72%80%79%71%48%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)83%76%80%83%79%33%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.9-2.3+0.1-3.3
Maths progressMaths progress score+2.3-0.7-3.7-5.6
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged33%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged74%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Bozeat Community Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2019. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
67%100%
Gap 33 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places104 pupils for 175 places, 2024/25
59% full

71 places were empty (41% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 19% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Northamptonshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll133Census January 2026
Places17576% full
Pupils from low-income families14%15% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support9%12 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%2 pupils with a plan
Average class size21.36 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)16%£27,900 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls68 / 65
White British pupils90%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 20.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 24.3 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (7), Other difficulty or disability (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), emotional and mental health (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll133118123134152154
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals14%13%15%14%17%16%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%1%1%2%3%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%11%8%6%6%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.2%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school11.5%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.92024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.8%5.3%4.4%6.1%3.4%3.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.9%4.4%3.5%5.0%3.0%2.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.9%0.9%0.9%1.1%0.4%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence11.5%14.7%7.6%17.4%8.3%8.2%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.92.40.01.30.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00010

† These attendance figures are for Bozeat Community Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2019. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers6.0full-time equivalent, 7 people
Pupils per teacher21.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£49,930
Teachers who left in the year14%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher5.62024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,280England £7,128. Total £859k
Income per pupil£7,220England £7,587. Total £852k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,500England £3,405
Money in reserve21%A lot put by: £181k, £1,538 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out-£7,000it spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£7,280spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m5312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate51 per 1,000 people44% lower than the England average
Typical house price£265,000North Northamptonshire
Nearest bus stop220 mCamden Square, 6 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Grendon Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England2.0 miles114No overall grade 202480Compare
Wollaston Primary SchoolAcademy2.3 miles225Good 202339Compare
Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary SchoolChurch of England2.9 miles70Good 202425Compare
Harrold Primary AcademyAcademy3.0 miles96Good 202370Compare
Yardley Hastings Primary SchoolCouncil3.0 miles104Outstanding 202396Compare
Lavendon SchoolAcademy3.5 miles152No overall grade 202525Compare
Carlton CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England3.6 miles87No overall grade 202449Compare
Great Doddington PrimaryCouncil3.9 miles126No overall grade 202528Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Bozeat Community Primary School with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats60%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the upper half of its group. Its score of 60 is 6 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 7 · middle 54 · highest 98100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 60 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 60% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 28 to 84. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
+0.01
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 12 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
+0.06
DfE progress measure; 12 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
-0.01
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
+0.03
2024/25; 96 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
+0.01
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 12 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Bozeat Community Primary School a good school?

It is about average. Bozeat Community Primary School scores 60 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 60% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 28 to 84, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Bozeat Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Bozeat Community Primary School good at its last full inspection on 20 September 2023.

How good are Bozeat Community Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 83% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Bozeat Community Primary School have?

133 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 175 places, so it is 76% full.

Is Bozeat Community Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 71 places were empty in 2024/25 (41% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Bozeat Community Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Bozeat Community Primary School?

The average class had 21.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Harrold Road, Bozeat, Wellingborough, NN29 7LP
Telephone
01933 663840
Website
www.bozeatprimary.co.uk
Head Teacher
Mr Gareth Rust
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Nene Valley Partnership (4 schools)
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Ward
Irchester
Constituency
South Northamptonshire
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 April 2019 (academy converter)
URN
146674 · LAESTAB 9402004 · UKPRN 10082934
Formerly
Bozeat Community Primary School

Where these figures come from