Pineham Barns Primary School, Pineham Village

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades Pineham Barns Primary School on 7 areas: 1 exceptional and 6 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Exceptional. "Leaders have created an exceptional early years provision, where every child thrives from the moment they arrive."

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils are very rarely absent."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have built a well‑organised curriculum that is taught consistently well."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders place a high priority on inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders take timely, well‑considered action that is sharply focused on securing the best possible outcomes for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a personal development curriculum that helps pupils to understand themselves and the wider world."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to refine the school's approach to monitoring, ensuring that pupils have regular, accurate opportunities to practise and apply knowledge and skills across the curriculum so that pupils consistently achieve the ambitious aims of the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that they continue to refine their approach to personal development to ensure that all pupils benefit from opportunities to enhance their social development and wellbeing".

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Pineham Barns Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% 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 90% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Pineham Barns Primary School as their first choice and 128 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Pineham Barns Primary School are Upton Meadows Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 74% reading, 65% maths); Hunsbury Park Primary School (1.2 miles); St Luke's Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 88% maths); and Millway Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 69% maths).

Pineham Barns Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Pineham Barns Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Preston Hedges Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

100 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Pineham Barns Primary School (as of April 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

10.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (62%), Mixed (10%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (6.1%) received SEN support and 7 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Northampton Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Upton Valley Way East (ne-bound), 190 metres away.

In 2024/25, Pineham Barns Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.