Ashby Fields Primary School
Wimborne Place, Ashby Fields, Daventry, NN11 0YP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INMAT
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Edkins
- Sponsor
- InMAT
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- URN
- 145446
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327310068
About this school
Ashby Fields Primary School is a primary academy in Daventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 397 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashby Fields Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 59 | 54 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 65% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 65% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| 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 Ashby Fields 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 | 39% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 367 |
| 2023/24 | 374 |
| 2024/25 | 395 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashby Fields Primary School compares
Ashby Fields Primary School ranked 36th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.7% | 15.7% | 397 | — |
| Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Falconer's Hill Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 33.5% | 236 | 0.7 miles |
| Falconer's Hill Infant School | — | 4.8% | 23.9% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Abbey CofE Academy | 56% | 4% | 28.4% | 184 | 1.2 miles |
| Welton Church of England Academy | 80% | 4.1% | 11.7% | 129 | 1.2 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)
- 15.7%
- English as an additional language
- 29.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 10.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Falconer's Hill Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Falconer's Hill Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Abbey CofE Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Welton Church of England Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Daventry
Other schools in Daventry
Ashby Fields Primary School ranks 3rd of the 12 ranked primary schools in Daventry.
- Abbey CofE Academy 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
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashby Fields Primary School teach?
- Ashby Fields Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Daventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashby Fields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashby Fields Primary School is Mrs Rachel Edkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashby Fields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashby Fields 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 many pupils are at Ashby Fields Primary School?
- Ashby Fields Primary School has 397 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashby Fields Primary School full?
- Ashby Fields Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 397 on roll (95%), 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 Ashby Fields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashby Fields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashby Fields Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashby Fields Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ashby Fields Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ashby Fields Primary School is part of INMAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashby Fields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashby Fields Primary School compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Ashby Fields Primary School ranked 36th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashby Fields Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashby Fields Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashby Fields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashby Fields 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 10 July 2026.