Ecton Brook Primary School
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, NN3 5DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Joint Head Teacher
- Debbie Archer Neil Woods
- Sponsor
- Northampton Primary Academy Trust Partnership
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 567
- URN
- 138953
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604409608
About this school
Ecton Brook Primary School is a primary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 567 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 | 90 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 73% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 86% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Ecton Brook Primary 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 | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 598 |
| 2023/24 | 586 |
| 2024/25 | 558 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ecton Brook Primary School compares
Ecton Brook Primary School ranked 45th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.4% | 26% | 567 | — |
| St Andrew's Ceva Primary School | 60% | 5% | 26.8% | 281 | 0.1 miles |
| Ecton Village Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 30% | 74 | 0.9 miles |
| Rectory Farm Primary School | 45% | 5.1% | 35.9% | 179 | 1.1 miles |
| Blackthorn Primary School | 68% | 5.5% | 40.6% | 236 | 1.1 miles |
| Standens Barn Primary School | 66% | 4.2% | 20.6% | 327 | 1.3 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)
- 25.99%
- English as an additional language
- 34.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 11.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Ceva Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Northampton
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Ecton Village Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Rectory Farm Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Northampton
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Blackthorn Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Standens Barn Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Ecton Brook Primary School ranks 35th of the 99 ranked primary 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 Ecton Brook Primary School teach?
- Ecton Brook Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the joint head teacher of Ecton Brook Primary School?
- The joint head teacher of Ecton Brook Primary School is Debbie Archer Neil Woods, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ecton Brook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ecton Brook Primary 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 Ecton Brook Primary School?
- Ecton Brook Primary School has 567 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ecton Brook Primary School full?
- Ecton Brook Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 567 on roll (90%), 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 Ecton Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ecton Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ecton Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ecton Brook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ecton Brook Primary School?
- Ecton Brook Primary School is part of NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ecton Brook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ecton Brook Primary School rank locally?
- Ecton Brook Primary School ranked 45th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ecton Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Ecton Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ecton Brook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ecton Brook Primary School'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 1 July 2026.