The Grange School, Daventry
Staverton Road, Daventry, NN11 4HW
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by E-ACT The Grange School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicki M M Masters
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 489
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 121897
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
About this school
The Grange School, Daventry was a community primary school in Daventry. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 422 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Grange School, Daventry has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 79 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 51% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Grange School, Daventry has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grange School, Daventry compares
Its absence rate was lower than 57% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 29.4% | 422 | — |
| E-ACT The Grange School | 33% | 4.6% | 28.7% | 336 | 0.0 miles |
| St James Infant School | — | 5.2% | 26.3% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Falconer's Hill Infant School | — | 4.8% | 23.9% | 164 | 0.9 miles |
| Abbey CofE Academy | 56% | 4% | 28.4% | 184 | 0.9 miles |
| Falconer's Hill Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 236 | 0.9 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.4%
- English as an additional language
- 33.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
E-ACT The Grange School0.0 miles
Primary · Daventry
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St James Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Falconer's Hill Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Abbey CofE Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Falconer's Hill Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Daventry
Other schools in Daventry
- Abbey CofE Academy Primary
- Ashby Fields Primary School Primary
- Boddington Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Braunston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Byfield School Primary
- E-ACT The Grange School Primary
- Falconer's Hill Academy Primary
- Falconer's Hill Infant School Primary
- Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newnham Primary School Primary
- St James Infant School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Grange School, Daventry teach?
- The Grange School, Daventry taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Daventry.
- Has The Grange School, Daventry been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Grange School, Daventry under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Grange School, Daventry?
- The Grange School, Daventry had 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have The Grange School, Daventry's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Grange School, Daventry's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grange School, Daventry's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 9 July 2024.