Blackthorn Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 146035
- Address
- Waingrove, NN3 8EP
- Website
- www.blackthornprimary.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 243 (50% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 47.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 37.4%
Other White 22.2%
African 17.3%
Mixed 7.1%
Other 4.5%
Other Black 4.1%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage1.7
MathsAverage0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 44%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Blackthorn Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 5 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Year 1 | 31 8 23 |
| Year 2 | 32 21 11 |
| Year 3 | 32 18 14 |
| Year 4 | 37 21 16 |
| Year 5 | 31 14 17 |
| Year 6 | 32 12 20 |