Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 16 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Unique reference
138917
Address
Thorn Hill, Briar Hill, NN4 8SW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
331 (67% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
62.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.8%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 34.4%
White British 32.6%
African 11.8%
Mixed 8.1%
Indian 5.4%
Pakistani 2.7%
Other Asian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.9
WritingWell above average4.4
MathsWell above average5.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 90%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 20%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
53
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
25
17
8
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
33
16
17
Year 1
39
21
18
Year 2
54
21
33
Year 3
30
17
13
Year 4
59
20
39
Year 5
33
19
14
Year 6
52
25
27
Year 2023-2024

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