Marie Weller Primary School
Redcar Road, Towcester, NN12 6LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE HAWKSMOOR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan Cox
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Hawksmoor Learning Trust
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 245
- URN
- 148571
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327552400
About this school
Marie Weller Primary School is a primary academy in Towcester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 245 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 Marie Weller 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 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 178 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marie Weller Primary School compares
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 | — | 4.7% | 11.2% | 245 | — |
| Towcester Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 19.2% | 267 | 0.6 miles |
| Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 429 | 0.9 miles |
| Paulerspury Church of England Primary School | 33% | 5.8% | 17.9% | 59 | 1.7 miles |
| Greens Norton Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.9% | 10.1% | 129 | 2.3 miles |
| Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 70% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 35 | 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)
- 11.24%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 8.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Towcester Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Towcester
-
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Towcester
-
Paulerspury Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Towcester
-
Greens Norton Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Towcester
-
Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Towcester
Other schools in Towcester
- Blakesley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greens Norton Church of England Primary School Primary
- John Hellins Primary School Primary
- Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Primary
- Pattishall Church of England Primary School Primary
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Silverstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois Primary
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Towcester Church of England Primary School Primary
- Whittlebury Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Marie Weller Primary School teach?
- Marie Weller Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Towcester.
- Who is the headteacher of Marie Weller Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marie Weller Primary School is Mr Dan Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marie Weller Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marie Weller 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 Marie Weller Primary School?
- Marie Weller Primary School has 245 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Marie Weller Primary School full?
- Marie Weller Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 245 on roll (58%), 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 Marie Weller Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marie Weller Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Marie Weller Primary School a selective school?
- No. Marie Weller Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Marie Weller Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Marie Weller Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Marie Weller Primary School?
- Marie Weller Primary School is part of THE HAWKSMOOR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Marie Weller Primary School's absence rate?
- Marie Weller Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Marie Weller 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 Marie Weller 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.