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Flore Church of England Primary School, Northampton

Good
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Flore Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Northampton. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 99 schools in Northampton with published results, and 1st of 14,452 across England. It was 45% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

Flore Church of England Primary School in detail

Flore Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "‘Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.’ At Flore CE Primary School we believe that everyone has an important part to play in the life of our school."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £6.00 per session.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Flore Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in West Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Flore Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 7 families put Flore Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 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 Flore Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Flore Church of England Primary School are Weedon Bec Primary School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, 60% reading, 47% maths); The Bliss Charity School (1.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); Bugbrooke Community Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 71% maths); and Brington Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 100% reading, 78% maths).

Flore Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Weedon Bec Primary SchoolThe Bliss Charity SchoolBugbrooke Community Primary SchoolBrington Primary School

Who goes there

14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Staffing

Flore Church of England Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Flore Church of England Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bricketts Lane (adjacent), 280 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 19 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90).

Suspensions and exclusions

Flore Church of England Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sarah Dugdale
Pupils:63
LA:West Northamptonshire
Phone:01327340415
Address:The Avenue, Flore, Northampton, NN7 4LZ
Status:open
Opened:1 January 1900

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 19 March 2024View full report
URN:121970
UKPRN:10077966
Diocese:Diocese of Peterborough
Constituency:Daventry
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2024 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

14.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+29ppMaths+14ppWriting-13pp

Reading has improved from 71% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 86% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 86% to 73% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

21.0

Avg class size

15.0

KS2

3

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Flore Church of England Primary School.

  • Rhino Sports AcademyAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Flore Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by West Northamptonshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: West Northamptonshire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Bricketts Lane (adj)
279m · 5 min walk
Hillside Road (opp)
510m · 8 min walk
White Hart PH (o/s)
543m · 9 min walk
Kings Lane (adj)
621m · 10 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 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

45%

Available places

63 pupils

140 places

77 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Northampton

Low pressure
New homes approved:5,460
Projected new pupils:1,365

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Northampton

Across West Northamptonshire council

Low demand council-wide0.76 applications per place

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(7)

19 March 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
8 March 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
6 December 2016

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

7

SEN Support

2

EHC Plans

14.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Speech, Language & Communication1
Physical Disability1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
81.0%
Black
4.8%
Mixed
3.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.3%
English as Additional Language7.9%

63

Total Pupils

37

Boys

26

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

5

Teachers

12.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£55,756

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,656

Per pupil

£523k

Total funding

£14k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£15,137
EAL funding£4,113
Sparsity£35,000
Lump sum£145,596

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.3%

Overall absence

14.3%

Persistent absence

56

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised1.4%
Persistent (10%+)14.3%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

2.8%
18/19
2.0%
20/21
5.8%
21/22
7.7%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
5.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Flore Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Flore Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Flore Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 100% reached the expected standard in reading and 100% did so in maths.

What is Flore Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Flore Church of England Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2022 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Flore Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Flore Church of England 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 Flore Church of England Primary School?

Flore Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 45% of its 140 places.

How big are the classes at Flore Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Flore Church of England Primary School average 21 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Flore Church of England Primary School?

Flore Church of England Primary School has around 63 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Flore Church of England Primary School?

5.3% of sessions were missed at Flore Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Flore Church of England Primary School?

Apply through West Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Flore Church of England 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.

Does Flore Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Rhino Sports Academy (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Flore Church of England Primary School's term dates?

Flore Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by West Northamptonshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Flore Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Flore Church of England Primary School?

Flore Church of England Primary School is at The Avenue, Flore, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 4LZ.

Sources: West Northamptonshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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