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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 5 November 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry83 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first
- 2026 4.2; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2025 3.4; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2024 3.5; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2023 4.1; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2022 3.3; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2021 4.4; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2020 4.1; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2019 4.8; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2018 4.7; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2017 5.4; West Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- 2016 6.0; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2
- 2015 6.9; West Northamptonshire median median 2.3
- 2014 7.0; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2
- This school
- West Northamptonshire median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 19 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2024 | 28 | 97 | 3.5 | 25 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2023 | 25 | 103 | 4.1 | 19 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2022 | 29 | 97 | 3.3 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 | 31 | 137 | 4.4 | 32 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 | 28 | 134 | 4.8 | 21 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 140 | 4.7 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 161 | 5.4 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2016 | 29 | 175 | 6.0 | 34 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 206 | 6.9 | 50 | 1.67 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 210 | 7.0 | 72 | 2.40 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 88% · Maths 86% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- West Northamptonshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 83% | 5% | 109 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 11% | 107 | 108 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 9% | 106 | 107 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Abington Vale Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20244.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · West NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · West NorthamptonshireGood20232.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · West NorthamptonshireGood20231.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · West NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · West NorthamptonshireGood20222.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · West NorthamptonshireGood20232.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · West NorthamptonshireRemains Good20242.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · West NorthamptonshireRemains Good20231.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 138952 · 941/2177
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 409 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2012
- Replaced
- Abington Vale Primary School (URN 121923)
- Address
- Ashford Close, Abington Vale, Northampton, NN3 3NQ
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources