Farthinghoe Primary School
Main Road, Farthinghoe, Brackley, NN13 5PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mr Ricky Emms
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 42
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 146008
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01295710406
About this school
Farthinghoe Primary School is a primary academy in Brackley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 16 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 29% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 71% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 43% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 71% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | - |
Trends over time
How Farthinghoe 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 | 50% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 36 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farthinghoe Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 11.1% | 16 | — |
| Greatworth Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 86 | 2.0 miles |
| Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School | 9% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 108 | 2.3 miles |
| Middleton Cheney Primary Academy | 61% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 322 | 2.6 miles |
| Bracken Leas Primary School | 63% | 5% | 2.6% | 420 | 3.0 miles |
| Kings Sutton Primary Academy | 57% | 5.3% | 21.4% | 79 | 3.0 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)
- 11.11%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 4.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greatworth Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Banbury
-
Bracken Leas Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Brackley
-
Kings Sutton Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Banbury
Other schools in Brackley
- Bracken Leas Primary School Primary
- Brackley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Helmdon Primary School Primary
- Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery Primary
- The Radstone Primary School Primary
- Waynflete Infants' School Primary
- Magdalen College School Secondary
- Beachborough School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Farthinghoe Primary School teach?
- Farthinghoe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Brackley.
- Who is the head teacher of Farthinghoe Primary School?
- The head teacher of Farthinghoe Primary School is Mr Ricky Emms, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Farthinghoe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farthinghoe 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 Farthinghoe Primary School?
- Farthinghoe Primary School has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Farthinghoe Primary School full?
- Farthinghoe Primary School has capacity for 42 pupils and 16 on roll (38%), 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 Farthinghoe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Farthinghoe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Farthinghoe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Farthinghoe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Farthinghoe Primary School?
- Farthinghoe Primary School is part of THE WARRINER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Farthinghoe Primary School'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 29% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Farthinghoe Primary School's absence rate?
- Farthinghoe 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 Farthinghoe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farthinghoe 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.