Upton Meadows Primary School

General Information

Address: The Square, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4EZ
Phone: 01604683850
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Clare Searing
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 387
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 119
% eligible for free school meals: 30.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 19 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Physical disability: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #107 of 118 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#105Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#106Towcester Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#107Upton Meadows Primary SchoolGood
#108Vernon Terrace Primary SchoolGood
#109Walgrave Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Briar Hill Primary School & NurseryOutstanding
#2John Hellins Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Kings Heath Primary AcademyOutstanding
#4Simon de Senlis Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5The Arbours Primary AcademyOutstanding
#6Welton Church of England AcademyOutstanding
#7Woodland View Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Yardley Hastings Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Abington Vale Primary SchoolGood
#10All Saints CofE VA Primary SchoolGood
#11Ashton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#12Badby SchoolGood
#13Barby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Barry Primary SchoolGood
#15Blackthorn Primary SchoolGood
#16Blakesley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Blisworth Community Primary SchoolGood
#18Boddington Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#19Boothville Primary SchoolGood
#20Boughton Primary SchoolGood
#21Bracken Leas Primary SchoolGood
#22Braunston Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#23Brington Primary SchoolGood
#24Brixworth CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#25Buckton Fields Primary SchoolGood
#26Byfield SchoolGood
#27Caroline Chisholm SchoolGood
#28Castle AcademyGood
#29Cedar Road Primary SchoolGood
#30Chiltern Primary SchoolGood
#31Chipping Warden Primary AcademyGood
#32Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#33Collingtree Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#34Crick Primary SchoolGood
#35Croughton All Saints CofE Primary SchoolGood
#36Culworth Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#37DSLV E-ACT AcademyGood
#38Delapre Primary SchoolGood
#39Denton Primary SchoolGood
#40East Hunsbury Primary SchoolGood
#41Eastfield AcademyGood
#42Flore Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#43Gayton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#44Greens Norton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#45Guilsborough Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#46Hackleton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#47Hardingstone AcademyGood
#48Harlestone Primary SchoolGood
#49Harpole Primary SchoolGood
#50Hartwell Primary SchoolGood
#51Headlands Primary SchoolGood
#52Helmdon Primary SchoolGood
#53Hunsbury Park Primary SchoolGood
#54Kilsby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#55Kings Sutton Primary AcademyGood
#56Kingsley Primary SchoolGood
#57Kingsthorpe Grove Primary SchoolGood
#58Kingsthorpe Village Primary SchoolGood
#59Kislingbury Primary SchoolGood
#60Lings Primary SchoolGood
#61Little Houghton Church of England PrimaryGood
#62Lumbertubs Primary SchoolGood
#63Lyncrest Primary SchoolGood
#64Malcolm Arnold Preparatory SchoolGood
#65Marie Weller Primary SchoolGood
#66Middleton Cheney Primary AcademyGood
#67Millway Primary SchoolGood
#68Milton Parochial Primary SchoolGood
#69Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#70Moulton Primary SchoolGood
#71Naseby Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#72Newnham Primary SchoolGood
#73Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary SchoolGood
#74Old Stratford Primary SchoolGood
#75Overstone Primary SchoolGood
#76Parklands Primary SchoolGood
#77Pattishall Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#78Pineham Barns Primary SchoolGood
#79Pitsford Primary SchoolGood
#80Queen Eleanor Primary AcademyGood
#81Rectory Farm Primary SchoolGood
#82Roade Primary SchoolGood
#83Silverstone Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#84Spratton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#85Spring Lane Primary SchoolGood
#86St Andrew's Ceva Primary SchoolGood
#87St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#88St James Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#89St James Infant SchoolGood
#90St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#91St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#92St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-WallsGood
#93Standens Barn Primary SchoolGood
#94Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary SchoolGood
#95Stimpson Avenue AcademyGood
#96Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#97Sunnyside Primary AcademyGood
#98Syresham St James CofE Primary School and NurseryGood
#99The Abbey Primary SchoolGood
#100The Bliss Charity SchoolGood
#101The Bramptons Primary SchoolGood
#102The Duston SchoolGood
#103The Radstone Primary SchoolGood
#104Thorplands Primary SchoolGood
#105Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#106Towcester Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#107Upton Meadows Primary SchoolGood
#108Vernon Terrace Primary SchoolGood
#109Walgrave Primary SchoolGood
#110Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed SchoolGood
#111Whittlebury Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#112Woodford Halse Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#113Woodvale Primary AcademyGood
#114Wootton Primary SchoolGood
#115Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#116Yelvertoft Primary SchoolGood
#117E-ACT The Grange SchoolRequires improvement
#118Weedon Bec Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,005 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #58 of 143 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#56Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School£7,044
#57St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls£7,021
#58Upton Meadows Primary School£7,005
#59Barby Church of England Primary School£7,000
#60Greens Norton Church of England Primary School£7,000

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Naseby Church of England Primary Academy£12,949
#2Cosgrove Village Primary School£12,816
#3Spratton Church of England Primary School£11,560
#4Farthinghoe Primary School£11,472
#5Boddington Church of England Primary Academy£11,347
#6Kings Sutton Primary Academy£11,056
#7Collingtree Church of England Primary School£10,898
#8Ashton CofE Primary School£10,820
#9Brington Primary School£10,521
#10Flore Church of England Primary School£9,620
#11Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy£9,488
#12Whittlebury Church of England Primary School£9,403
#13Gayton Church of England Primary School£9,202
#14Vernon Terrace Primary School£9,102
#15Milton Parochial Primary School£9,018
#16Blackthorn Primary School£8,909
#17Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,881
#18Maidwell Primary School£8,640
#19Byfield School£8,639
#20Headlands Primary School£8,639
#21Harlestone Primary School£8,547
#22Greatworth Primary School£8,467
#23Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School£8,353
#24Denton Primary School£8,294
#25Roade Primary School£8,195
#26Culworth Church of England Primary Academy£8,154
#27Chiltern Primary School£8,148
#28Newnham Primary School£8,085
#29Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School£8,071
#30Queen Eleanor Primary Academy£7,981
#31Little Houghton Church of England Primary£7,906
#32East Hunsbury Primary School£7,864
#33Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School£7,799
#34Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,797
#35Yelvertoft Primary School£7,751
#36Thorplands Primary School£7,696
#37Paulerspury Church of England Primary School£7,672
#38Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School£7,599
#39Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School£7,540
#40The Bramptons Primary School£7,526
#41Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School£7,419
#42Blakesley Church of England Primary School£7,402
#43East Haddon Church of England Primary School£7,384
#44Green Oaks Primary Academy£7,373
#45Pitsford Primary School£7,362
#46Rectory Farm Primary School£7,200
#47Caroline Chisholm School£7,193
#48St James Church of England Primary School£7,163
#49Earl Spencer Primary School£7,139
#50The Duston School£7,113
#51John Hellins Primary School£7,101
#52Spring Lane Primary School£7,097
#53Lumbertubs Primary School£7,088
#54Ecton Brook Primary School£7,065
#55Guilsborough Church of England Primary School£7,060
#56Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School£7,044
#57St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls£7,021
#58Upton Meadows Primary School£7,005
#59Barby Church of England Primary School£7,000
#60Greens Norton Church of England Primary School£7,000
#61Walgrave Primary School£6,970
#62Simon de Senlis Primary School£6,927
#63Northampton International Academy£6,926
#64Chipping Warden Primary Academy£6,890
#65Pattishall Church of England Primary School£6,887
#66Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery£6,882
#67Towcester Church of England Primary School£6,867
#68DSLV E-ACT Academy£6,856
#69St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,818
#70Lings Primary School£6,782
#71Kislingbury Primary School£6,746
#72Abington Vale Primary School£6,671
#73Millway Primary School£6,655
#74Marie Weller Primary School£6,635
#75Wootton Park School£6,601
#76Bugbrooke Community Primary School£6,579
#77Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School£6,515
#78Yardley Hastings Primary School£6,490
#79Lyncrest Primary School£6,481
#80St Andrew's Ceva Primary School£6,468
#81Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery£6,465
#82Woodvale Primary Academy£6,406
#83Old Stratford Primary School£6,369
#84Hardingstone Academy£6,362
#85Helmdon Primary School£6,361
#86Hopping Hill Primary School£6,356
#87Castle Academy£6,354
#88Duston Eldean Primary School£6,348
#89Kingsthorpe Village Primary School£6,347
#90Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy£6,344
#91Delapre Primary School£6,327
#92Wootton Primary School£6,321
#93Kings Heath Primary Academy£6,312
#94Boothville Primary School£6,289
#95St James Infant School£6,286
#96Harpole Primary School£6,252
#97Eastfield Academy£6,243
#98Braunston Church of England Primary School£6,242
#99Crick Primary School£6,215
#100Blisworth Community Primary School£6,215
#101The Bliss Charity School£6,207
#102Whitehills Primary School£6,189
#103Bridgewater Primary School£6,178
#104The Abbey Primary School£6,160
#105St Gregory's Catholic Primary School£6,135
#106Silverstone Church of England Primary School£6,122
#107The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School£6,108
#108Standens Barn Primary School£6,037
#109Buckton Fields Primary School£6,036
#110St Luke's Church of England Primary School£5,970
#111Brixworth CofE VC Primary School£5,931
#112Sunnyside Primary Academy£5,925
#113Deanshanger Primary School£5,885
#114Weedon Bec Primary School£5,881
#115All Saints CofE VA Primary School£5,873
#116Cogenhoe Primary School£5,867
#117Barry Primary School£5,856
#118West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School£5,841
#119Kilsby Church of England Primary School£5,801
#120Woodland View Primary School£5,779
#121E-ACT The Grange School£5,770
#122Badby School£5,762
#123Welton Church of England Academy£5,680
#124Boughton Primary School£5,651
#125The Arbours Primary Academy£5,596
#126Kingsley Primary School£5,574
#127Hackleton CofE Primary School£5,557
#128Overstone Primary School£5,511
#129Hartwell Primary School£5,495
#130Moulton Primary School£5,442
#131Bracken Leas Primary School£5,294
#132Stimpson Avenue Academy£5,285
#133Parklands Primary School£5,268
#134Ashby Fields Primary School£5,177
#135Pineham Barns Primary School£5,159
#136Cedar Road Primary School£5,152
#137Middleton Cheney Primary Academy£5,106
#138Preston Hedges Primary School£5,005
#139Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School£4,962
#140Weston Favell CofE Primary School£4,908
#141Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School£4,719
#142The Radstone Primary School£4,713
#143Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School£2,987

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