Buckton Fields Primary School

West NorthamptonshireFree schools

Home Farm Drive, Northampton, NN2 8ES

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Straiton (Maternity Cover)School website ↗Pupils: 221 (capacity: 420)Part of PRESTON HEDGES TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected June 2024
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
Good
Inspected June 2024
81%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 25 June 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
61
How many families wanted this school first?
75
How many got their first choice?
61of 75 (81.3%)
How many applied in total?
148

Pupils & Inclusion

Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
115 girls, 106 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

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