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Daventry Hill School

Special / other · Daventry · NN11 0QE

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 26 April 2022

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At a glance

235 pupils · 102% of 230 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools special
Age range
4–18
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
34.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
12.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
100% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.daventryhillschool.co.uk
URN
142783

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 26 April 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

10 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

No pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (0%). Key stage 2 tests measure the age-11 curriculum; most pupils at special schools are assessed under other frameworks, so 97% of special schools publish 0% here.

GCSE results (2024/2025)

18 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score

no pupils entered

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no pupils entered

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

no pupils entered

EBacc average point score

no pupils entered

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means National averages are not shown here. The England figures are dominated by mainstream schools, and pupils at a special school are working towards outcomes those measures were not designed to capture, so the comparison would mislead more than it tells you.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 72% (West Northamptonshire 66%, England 66%) · Any other White background 11% (West Northamptonshire 8%, England 4%) · Black African 3% (West Northamptonshire 6%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 3% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 3% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Northamptonshire 3%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (West Northamptonshire 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (West Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
22.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.62 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · West Northamptonshire: 16.65 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
8.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,527; 17.2% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£21,139
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for special schools in brackets: Staff 84% (82%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (4%) · supplies and services 7% (8%) · educational supplies 2% (3%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 2% (2%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £2,346,000; in-year balance +£957,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
100%
Continuing in education
100%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work28.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77.7%62.3%
Social housing12.4%17.1%
Privately rented9.9%20.5%
Detached houses35.9%22.9%
Flats0.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026987 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£225,000294 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£179,000–£270,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (42)£360,000
Semi-detached (137)£235,000
Terraced (69)£205,000
Flat (46)£131,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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