Falconer's Hill Academy
Ashby Road, Daventry, NN11 0QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Rock
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 140829
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327703132
About this school
Falconer's Hill Academy is a primary academy in Daventry. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 236 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 53% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 55% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Falconer's Hill Academy 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 | 50% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Falconer's Hill Academy compares
Falconer's Hill Academy ranked 102nd of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% 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 | 54% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 236 | — |
| Falconer's Hill Infant School | — | 4.8% | 23.9% | 164 | 0.0 miles |
| St James Infant School | — | 5.2% | 26.3% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| Abbey CofE Academy | 56% | 4% | 28.4% | 184 | 0.6 miles |
| Ashby Fields Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 15.7% | 397 | 0.7 miles |
| E-ACT The Grange School | 33% | 4.6% | 28.7% | 336 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.47%
- English as an additional language
- 23.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 12.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falconer's Hill Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
St James Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Abbey CofE Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Daventry
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Ashby Fields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
E-ACT The Grange School0.9 miles
Primary · Daventry
Other schools in Daventry
Falconer's Hill Academy ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary 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 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
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Falconer's Hill Academy teach?
- Falconer's Hill Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Daventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Falconer's Hill Academy?
- The headteacher of Falconer's Hill Academy is Mrs Angela Rock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Falconer's Hill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Falconer's Hill Academy, 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 Falconer's Hill Academy?
- Falconer's Hill Academy has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Falconer's Hill Academy full?
- Falconer's Hill Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 236 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Falconer's Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Falconer's Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Falconer's Hill Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Falconer's Hill Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Falconer's Hill Academy?
- Falconer's Hill Academy is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Falconer's Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Falconer's Hill Academy rank locally?
- Falconer's Hill Academy ranked 102nd of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% 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 Falconer's Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Falconer's Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Falconer's Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Falconer's Hill Academy'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.