Long Buckby Infant School
High Street, Long Buckby, Northampton, NN6 7RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Dugdale
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 162
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 121844
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327842637
About this school
Long Buckby Infant School is a community primary school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 119 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Long Buckby Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Long Buckby Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.2% | 10% | 119 | — |
| Long Buckby Junior School | 74% | 4.8% | 14.8% | 181 | 0.3 miles |
| East Haddon Church of England Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 2.5% | 81 | 2.4 miles |
| West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School | 86% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 239 | 2.6 miles |
| Brington Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 10.6% | 50 | 3.0 miles |
| Welton Church of England Academy | 80% | 4.1% | 11.7% | 129 | 3.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.19%
- Persistent absence
- 5.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Long Buckby Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
East Haddon Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Brington Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Welton Church of England Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Daventry
Other schools in Northampton
- Abington Vale Primary School Primary
- All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ashton CofE Primary School Primary
- Barry Primary School Primary
- Blackthorn Primary School Primary
- Blisworth Community Primary School Primary
- Boothville Primary School Primary
- Boughton Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
- Brington Primary School Primary
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Long Buckby Infant School teach?
- Long Buckby Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Long Buckby Infant School?
- The headteacher of Long Buckby Infant School is Mrs Sarah Dugdale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Long Buckby Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Long Buckby Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Long Buckby Infant School?
- Long Buckby Infant School has 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Long Buckby Infant School full?
- Long Buckby Infant School has capacity for 162 pupils and 119 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Long Buckby Infant School a faith school?
- No. Long Buckby Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Long Buckby Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Long Buckby Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Long Buckby Infant School's absence rate?
- Long Buckby Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Long Buckby Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Long Buckby Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.