E-ACT The Grange School, Daventry
E-ACT The Grange School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Daventry, part of E-Act. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 10th-highest of the 12 schools in Daventry with published results, and 13,208th of 14,452 across England. It was 70% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Northamptonshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
E-ACT The Grange School in detail
E-ACT The Grange School in its own words
In its own words: "When we say, ‘ every child, every lesson, every day’, we mean that every single pupil in our school matters. Not just the sometimes, not just in core subjects, but in every lesson, everyday. It’s our guiding principle for everything that we do here. Every child - We value every child as an individual. Whatever their needs."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils at E-ACT The Grange School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in West Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at E-ACT The Grange School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put E-ACT The Grange School as their first choice and 40 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at E-ACT The Grange School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to E-ACT The Grange School are St James Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Falconer's Hill Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); Abbey CofE Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 74% reading, 68% maths); and Falconer's Hill Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 68% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than E-ACT The Grange School.
St James Infant SchoolFalconer's Hill Infant SchoolAbbey CofE AcademyFalconer's Hill Academy
The trust
E-ACT The Grange School is one of 37 schools run by E-Act, an academy trust.
Who goes there
38.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (55%) and Asian (9%).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of E-ACT The Grange School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Staverton Road (adjacent), 320 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 166 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, E-ACT The Grange School issued 59 suspensions, 16 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to E-ACT The Grange School are The Parker E-ACT Academy (0.9 miles) and DSLV E-ACT Academy (1.2 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
E-ACT The Grange School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2024. Before that, as The Grange School, Daventry (URN 121897), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2018.
At a Glance
32.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
25.6
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
25.9
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with E-ACT The Grange School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near E-ACT The Grange School.
- Kidz Zone Club - The GrangeAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
E-ACT The Grange School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see West Northamptonshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to E-ACT The Grange School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. E-ACT The Grange School is in West Northamptonshire; for families living there:
- West Northamptonshire's school travel policy: Free school travel assistance (4-to-16 year olds)
- How to apply: Apply for free school travel assistance (4-to-16 year olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Northamptonshire is 7 (the median across 208 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at E-ACT The Grange School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
361 pupils
513 places
152 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Daventry
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Daventry
Across West Northamptonshire council
Places available
5,708
Applications
4,335
Got 1st preference
94.6%
Got preferred school
99.5%
All primary applications across West Northamptonshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
57
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
20.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
336
Total Pupils
161
Boys
175
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
21.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,599
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,308
Per pupil
£2190k
Total funding
£144k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
12.0%
Persistent absence
350
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
E-ACT The Grange School
Questions parents ask about E-ACT The Grange School
What are SATs results like at E-ACT The Grange School?
Of the pupils at E-ACT The Grange School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 53% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is E-ACT The Grange School's Ofsted rating?
E-ACT The Grange School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2024. Before that, as The Grange School, Daventry (URN 121897), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2018.
What is the catchment area for E-ACT The Grange School?
No fixed boundary. When E-ACT The Grange School is oversubscribed, West Northamptonshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at E-ACT The Grange School?
E-ACT The Grange School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 513 places.
How big are the classes at E-ACT The Grange School?
Classes at E-ACT The Grange School average 25.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to E-ACT The Grange School?
E-ACT The Grange School has around 336 pupils on roll. 32% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at E-ACT The Grange School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at E-ACT The Grange School in 2024/25. 12% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to E-ACT The Grange School?
Apply through West Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming E-ACT The Grange School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does E-ACT The Grange School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kidz Zone Club - The Grange (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near E-ACT The Grange School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 8 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Northamptonshire is 7 (the median across 208 schools, same distance and years).
Where is E-ACT The Grange School?
E-ACT The Grange School is at Staverton Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4HW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)