Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 15 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
329 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
66%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.7%
Persistent absence
8.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 37.4%
White British 27.7%
African 14%
Mixed 7.6%
Indian 4.6%
Pakistani 2.7%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 91%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 17%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
48
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
46
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
30
14
16
Reception, Full-time
58
34
24
Year 1
28
14
14
Year 2
39
19
20
Year 3
52
21
31
Year 4
29
16
13
Year 5
56
21
35
Year 6
33
19
14
Year 2024-2025

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