Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

Loatlands Primary School

4–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140059URN

Harrington Road, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.2 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

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89 applications for 47 places · 56th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2022

Inspection history

17 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
25 October 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Loatlands Primary School, URN 121910

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.2 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

89 applications · 47 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
2015 2.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
2014 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 1 of 13 years.

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North 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	47	89	1.9	46	0.98
Sep 2025	51	83	1.6	48	0.94
Sep 2024	60	91	1.5	60	1.00
Sep 2023	48	70	1.5	46	0.96
Sep 2022	54	94	1.7	53	0.98
Sep 2021	61	100	1.6	62	1.02
Sep 2020	58	99	1.7	62	1.07
Sep 2019	59	111	1.9	71	1.20
Sep 2018	58	104	1.8	62	1.07
Sep 2017	47	91	1.9	47	1.00
Sep 2016	59	101	1.7	57	0.97
Sep 2015	42	104	2.5	39	0.93
Sep 2014	56	105	1.9	53	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 75% · Maths 66% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%59th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard23%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard28%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	4%	103	104
2023/24	61%	2%	104	104
2022/23	64%	0%	106	105

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

Loatlands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Havelock Infant School
0.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place
Havelock Junior School
0.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

60%met the SATs standard
Rothwell Junior School
2.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024
Rothwell Victoria Infant School
2.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place
Rushton Primary School
4.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Wilbarston Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School
5.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Meadowdale Primary School
6.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140059 · 940/2156
Trust: Symphony Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Loatlands Primary School (URN 121910)
Address: Harrington Road, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2NJ
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources