Academy sponsor led · West Northamptonshire

Rectory Farm Primary School

4–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143542URN

Olden Road, Rectory Farm, Northampton, NN3 5DD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below West Northamptonshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Northamptonshire

32 applications for 21 places · 82nd of 103 in West Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

West Northamptonshire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below West Northamptonshire median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.5; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2025 2.0; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2022 1.4; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2021 1.4; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2019 2.0; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 2.1; West Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2016 1.8; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.4; West Northamptonshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.8; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
West Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Rectory Farm Primary School (URN 121940), the previous school.

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	21	32	1.5	21	1.00
Sep 2025	17	34	2.0	16	0.94
Sep 2024	21	39	1.9	21	1.00
Sep 2023	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2022	26	36	1.4	25	0.96
Sep 2021	22	30	1.4	18	0.82
Sep 2020	30	50	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2019	26	52	2.0	23	0.88
Sep 2018	26	42	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2017	28	59	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2016 *	25	46	1.8	20	0.80
Sep 2015 *	26	37	1.4	17	0.65
Sep 2014 *	30	55	1.8	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 62% · Maths 62% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%118th of 134 in West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

West Northamptonshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard14%

West Northamptonshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

West Northamptonshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

West Northamptonshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

West Northamptonshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

West Northamptonshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	3%	102	102
2023/24	64%	0%	105	103
2022/23	60%	7%	104	101

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

Rectory Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Blackthorn Primary School
0.6 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ecton Village Primary School
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

3.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Woodvale Primary Academy
1.5 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
1.5 km · West Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lings Primary School
1.6 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Ecton Brook Primary School
1.7 km · West Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Lumbertubs Primary School
1.9 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Thorplands Primary School
2.1 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143542 · 941/2202
Trust: Northampton Primary Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2017
Replaced: Rectory Farm Primary School (URN 121940)
Address: Olden Road, Rectory Farm, Northampton, NN3 5DD
Local authority: West Northamptonshire

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