Ecton Brook Primary School, Northampton
Ecton Brook Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Northampton, part of Northampton Primary Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 39th-highest of the 99 schools in Northampton with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- 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
Ecton Brook Primary School in detail
Ecton Brook Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby, basketball, chess and gardening.
The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Ecton Brook Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in West Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 86% in maths).
Getting a place at Ecton Brook Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Ecton Brook Primary School as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Ecton Brook Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ecton Brook Primary School are St Andrew's Ceva Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 71% maths); Ecton Village Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 50% reading, 75% maths); Rectory Farm Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 55% reading, 62% maths); and Blackthorn Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths).
Ecton Brook Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St Andrew's Ceva Primary SchoolEcton Village Primary SchoolRectory Farm Primary SchoolBlackthorn Primary School
The trust
Ecton Brook Primary School is one of 13 schools run by Northampton Primary Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ecton Brook Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).
Who goes there
38.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Black (13%) and Asian (11%).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ecton Brook Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ecton Brook Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ecton Brook Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive in a caring environment where behaviour is exemplary and learning is taken seriously. The school excels at teaching reading and maths with engaging, well-planned lessons. Beyond academics, your child will benefit from exceptional enrichment opportunities, take on meaningful responsibilities, and develop strong values around respect and tolerance.
Key Strengths
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and mature attitudes to learning
- Strong reading culture with expert phonics teaching and careful book selection
- Ambitious and well-sequenced mathematics curriculum with confident pupil engagement
- Exceptional personal development offer with high-quality opportunities for all pupils
- Outstanding leadership and staff well-being with research-informed training
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not consistently recall and retain knowledge over the long term in some subjects
- Depth of knowledge in wider curriculum subjects is not fully secure
- Staff interactions with children in Reception during play-based learning are variable and do not always support language development
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with pupils feeling safe and cared for with access to skilled adults.
Extracurricular Activities
Digital leader roles, school council, reading ambassador roles, clubs, Royal Shakespeare Company work, National Gallery visits, musical performances, local carnival performances
Ecton Brook Primary School is a caring and aspirational school that maintains strong relationships at its core, with pupils who are happy, safe, and achieve above national average outcomes. The school operates across two sites but maintains one unified culture with exemplary behaviour and outstanding personal development.
At a Glance
24.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
47 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 87% to 82% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.5
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
27.4
KS2
20
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Ecton Brook Primary School
Heads2Home 2nd October
2 Oct 2026
Year 4 Frontier Centre Residential Trip
30 Sep 2026
Year 6 Attendance
30 Sep 2026
BC Flu Consent 5th October 2026
24 Sep 2026
Longtown Final Details
14 Sep 2026
Solihull Approach to Parenting Course
10 Sep 2026
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Term dates
Ecton Brook Primary 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
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You apply to the council where you live. Ecton Brook Primary 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
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
550 pupils
630 places
80 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Northampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Northampton
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
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
80
SEN Support
28
EHC Plans
19.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
567
Total Pupils
286
Boys
281
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
31
Teachers
18.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,359
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,928
Per pupil
£3748k
Total funding
£214k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
509
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Ecton Brook Primary School
What are SATs results like at Ecton Brook Primary School?
Of the pupils at Ecton Brook Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is Ecton Brook Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ecton Brook Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Ecton Brook Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ecton Brook Primary 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 Ecton Brook Primary School?
Ecton Brook Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Ecton Brook Primary School?
Classes at Ecton Brook Primary School average 25.5 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 Ecton Brook Primary School?
Ecton Brook Primary School has around 567 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ecton Brook Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Ecton Brook Primary School in 2024/25. 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ecton Brook Primary School?
Apply through West Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ecton Brook Primary 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.
How many road collisions happen near Ecton Brook Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Ecton Brook Primary School?
Ecton Brook Primary School is at Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5DY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)