Buckton Fields Primary School
Home Farm Drive, Northampton, NN2 8ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PRESTON HEDGES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Straiton (Maternity Cover)
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Preston Hedges Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 148569
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604931030
About this school
Buckton Fields Primary School is a primary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 289 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Buckton 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Buckton Fields Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 5.9% | 289 | — |
| Whitehills Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 12.2% | 415 | 0.3 miles |
| Boughton Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| Sunnyside Primary Academy | 53% | 4.1% | 21.5% | 364 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints CofE VA Primary School | 53% | 5% | 17.7% | 402 | 1.1 miles |
| Kingsthorpe Village Primary School | 53% | 4.9% | 7.7% | 202 | 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)
- 5.88%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 9.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitehills Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Boughton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Sunnyside Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
All Saints CofE VA Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other 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 Buckton Fields Primary School teach?
- Buckton Fields Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Buckton Fields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Buckton Fields Primary School is Mrs Sarah Straiton (Maternity Cover), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Buckton Fields Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Buckton 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 big is Buckton Fields Primary School?
- Buckton Fields Primary School has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Buckton Fields Primary School full?
- Buckton Fields Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 289 on roll (69%), 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 Buckton Fields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Buckton Fields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Buckton Fields Primary School a selective school?
- No. Buckton Fields Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Buckton Fields Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Buckton Fields Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Buckton Fields Primary School?
- Buckton Fields Primary School is part of PRESTON HEDGES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Buckton Fields Primary School's absence rate?
- Buckton Fields Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Buckton Fields Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Buckton Fields Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.