Badby School
School Lane, Badby, NN11 3AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INNOVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Edge
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 141077
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327871363
About this school
Badby School is a primary academy in Badby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 192 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 21 June 2023, 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 | 25 | 27 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 78% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 74% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 74% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | - | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Badby 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 | 0% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Badby School compares
Badby School ranked 89th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 192 | — |
| Newnham Primary School | 55% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 84 | 1.3 miles |
| Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School | 73% | 4.8% | 13.5% | 108 | 1.8 miles |
| E-ACT The Grange School | 33% | 4.6% | 28.7% | 336 | 1.9 miles |
| St James Infant School | — | 5.2% | 26.3% | 199 | 2.1 miles |
| Abbey CofE Academy | 56% | 4% | 28.4% | 184 | 2.4 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)
- 4.14%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 10.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newnham Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
E-ACT The Grange School1.9 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
St James Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Abbey CofE Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Daventry
Common questions
- What year groups does Badby School teach?
- Badby School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Badby.
- Who is the headteacher of Badby School?
- The headteacher of Badby School is Mr Ben Edge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Badby School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Badby 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 Badby School?
- Badby School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Badby School full?
- Badby School has capacity for 175 pupils and 192 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Badby School a faith school?
- No. Badby School has no designated religious character.
- Does Badby School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Badby School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Badby School?
- Badby School is part of INNOVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Badby School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Badby School rank locally?
- Badby School ranked 89th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Badby School's absence rate?
- Badby School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Badby School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Badby 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.