Weedon Bec Primary School
West Street, Weedon, Northampton, NN7 4QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INNOVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jo Hatt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 141080
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327340547
About this school
Weedon Bec Primary School is a primary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 182 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 32 | 24 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 42% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 75% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 58% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 58% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | - | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Weedon Bec 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 | 0% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weedon Bec Primary School compares
Weedon Bec Primary School ranked 135th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% 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 | 30% | 5.5% | 14.9% | 182 | — |
| Flore Church of England Primary School | 73% | 5.3% | 16.1% | 63 | 1.1 miles |
| The Bliss Charity School | 82% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 177 | 2.1 miles |
| Newnham Primary School | 55% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 84 | 3.0 miles |
| Bugbrooke Community Primary School | 56% | 5.3% | 19.3% | 192 | 3.3 miles |
| Abbey CofE Academy | 56% | 4% | 28.4% | 184 | 3.7 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)
- 14.86%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 15.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Flore Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
The Bliss Charity School2.1 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Newnham Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Bugbrooke Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Abbey CofE Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Daventry
Other schools in Northampton
Weedon Bec Primary School ranks 98th 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 Weedon Bec Primary School teach?
- Weedon Bec Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Weedon Bec Primary School?
- The headteacher of Weedon Bec Primary School is Miss Jo Hatt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Weedon Bec Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weedon Bec 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 Weedon Bec Primary School?
- Weedon Bec Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Weedon Bec Primary School full?
- Weedon Bec Primary School has capacity for 266 pupils and 182 on roll (68%), 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 Weedon Bec Primary School a faith school?
- No. Weedon Bec Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Weedon Bec Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Weedon Bec Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Weedon Bec Primary School?
- Weedon Bec Primary 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 Weedon Bec Primary 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 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weedon Bec Primary School rank locally?
- Weedon Bec Primary School ranked 135th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% 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 Weedon Bec Primary School's absence rate?
- Weedon Bec Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Weedon Bec Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weedon Bec 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.