Pineham Barns Primary School
About the school
Pineham Barns Primary School is an open primary school in West Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 February 2026
- Published
- 20 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 87%
- West Northamptonshire
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 22%
- West Northamptonshire
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 93%
- West Northamptonshire
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 90%
- West Northamptonshire
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 93%
- West Northamptonshire
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 92%
- West Northamptonshire
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 45%
- West Northamptonshire
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 92%
- West Northamptonshire
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 109
- West Northamptonshire
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 108
- West Northamptonshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 109
- West Northamptonshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
421
Girls
50.12%
Boys
49.88%
SEN support
5.46%
Education, health and care plan
1.43%
English as an additional language
11.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
10.45%
Overall absence
3.72
Persistent absence
5.75