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Falconer's Hill Infant School

URN
144172
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Falconer's Hill Infant School
URN
144172
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

84 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

83

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#21 of 121 schools in West Northamptonshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Falconer's Hill Infant School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Falconer's Hill Infant School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
23 June 2024
Inspection date
21 May 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 23 June 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 23 June 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

60

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

113

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

60

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.88×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (West Northamptonshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.falconershillinfants.com/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select West Northamptonshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

NN11 0QF - Ashby Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire

Contact details

Address
Ashby Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire
Postcode
NN11 0QF
Phone
1327702878
Website
www.falconershillinfants.com/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
West Northamptonshire
Local authority code
941

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 224 schools in West Northamptonshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

224

Open schools

207

Closed schools

15

Primary schools

156

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 23 June 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 23 June 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 23 June 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 23 June 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    23 June 202421 May 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 23 June 2024
    26 September 202214 July 2022-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 26 September 2022
    • Good

      Published
      23 June 2024
      Inspected
      21 May 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      26 September 2022
      Inspected
      14 July 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    53.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 58

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    18

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary156 (71.2%)
    • Secondary18 (8.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other45 (20.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Falconer's Hill Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Falconer's Hill Academy60 mPrimaryOpen
    William Parker School A Specialist Humanities College60 mSecondaryClosed
    The Parker E-ACT Academy60 mSecondaryOpen
    Falconer's Hill Community Junior School62 mPrimaryClosed
    Daventry UTC111 mSecondaryClosed
    Daventry Hill School366 mNot applicableOpen
    St James Infant School884 mPrimaryOpen
    St James Infant School884 mPrimaryClosed
    Daventry Abbey Junior School910 mPrimaryClosed
    • Falconer's Hill Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Falconer's Hill Academy
      Distance
      60 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • William Parker School A Specialist Humanities College
      Distance
      60 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Parker E-ACT Academy
      Distance
      60 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (West Northamptonshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey CofE AcademyPrimaryNN11 4GDOpen
    Abington Vale Primary SchoolPrimaryNN3 3NQOpen
    All Saints CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimaryNN2 7AJOpen
    Ashby Fields Primary SchoolPrimaryNN11 0YPOpen
    Ashton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryNN7 2JHOpen
    • Abbey CofE Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN11 4GD
      Status
      Open
    • Abington Vale Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN3 3NQ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE VA Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN2 7AJ
      Status
      Open
    • Ashby Fields Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN11 0YP
      Status
      Open
    • Ashton CofE Primary School
    Falconer's Hill Community Junior School
    Distance
    62 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Daventry UTC
    Distance
    111 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Daventry Hill School
    Distance
    366 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St James Infant School
    Distance
    884 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St James Infant School
    Distance
    884 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Daventry Abbey Junior School
    Distance
    910 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NN7 2JH
    Status
    Open