Weedon Bec Primary School, Northampton

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Weedon Bec Primary School on 7 areas: 1 expected standard, 3 needs attention and 3 urgent improvement. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the programme to support pupils' personal development and wellbeing is implemented well."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Too many disadvantaged pupils remain persistently absent from school."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leaders ensure that the curriculum in early years identifies the important knowledge and skills that children need to be ready for Year 1."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders have not ensured that an appropriately qualified special educational needs coordinator is in place."

Achievement - Urgent improvement. "Pupils do not achieve well in national tests and assessments at the end of Year 6."

Curriculum and teaching - Urgent improvement. "Leaders do not have an accurate understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of teaching."

Leadership and governance - Urgent improvement. "Leaders do not have an accurate understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure that they identify priorities for improvement accurately and act swiftly to address these. Those responsible for governance should provide the challenge and support needed to ensure that leaders have the capacity to make sustained improvements"; "Leaders should ensure that they have a full and accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching. They should act swiftly to improve the quality of teaching and work strategically to monitor the impact of their actions"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently well in all subjects and year groups, with consistently high expectations, so that pupils secure the knowledge and skills they need for their next steps"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers develop sufficient expertise in the teaching of reading and writing to meet the needs of all pupils, including vulnerable groups, ensuring that gaps in pupils' learning are identified and acted on to improve all aspects of pupils' reading and writing"; "Leaders should ensure that their attendance strategy and use of the pupil premium funding have the intended impact to raise the attendance rates of disadvantaged pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Weedon Bec we firmly believe that life in our primary school should be full of awe and wonder. Our high-quality teaching and learning creates a "buzz" amongst the staff and children, and it is our aim to make each day a memorable one for the children. We pride ourselves on ensuring that our children experience learning beyond the classroom."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, basketball, dance and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Weedon Bec Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 47% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in West Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 58% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Weedon Bec Primary School as their first choice and 30 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Weedon Bec Primary School are Flore Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); The Bliss Charity School (2.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); Newnham Primary School (3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 73% maths); and Bugbrooke Community Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Weedon Bec Primary School.

Weedon Bec Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Innovate Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Weedon Bec Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Weedon Bec Primary School.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community Centre (outside), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 24 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90).

In 2024/25, Weedon Bec Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.