Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Falconer's Hill Infant School
This school
Falconer's Hill Academy
Partner infant school
Reception to Year 2 · 60 m away from Falconer's Hill Academy
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Falconer's Hill Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 22 November 2022
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 54% | 63% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 59% | 73% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 15% | 28% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 101 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Falconer's Hill Academy's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 16 May 2017. Ofsted inspected it again on 22 November 2022 without giving a new overall grade.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Falconer's Hill Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Falconer's Hill Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Falconer's Hill Academy had 239 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 240. It is a mixed school.