Academy converter · West Northamptonshire

The Abbey Primary School

3–11Ages
330Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144173URN

Winchester Road, Delapre, Northampton, NN4 8AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to West Northamptonshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Northamptonshire

44 applications for 24 places · 64th of 103 in West Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to West Northamptonshire median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.8; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2025 1.9; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 2.0; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2022 2.1; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.9; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2019 2.1; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.4; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.4; West Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.1; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; West Northamptonshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.3; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
West Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as The Abbey Primary School (URN 121916), 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	24	44	1.8	22	0.92
Sep 2025	36	70	1.9	34	0.94
Sep 2024	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2023	23	47	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2022	38	81	2.1	35	0.92
Sep 2021	38	65	1.7	35	0.92
Sep 2020	46	85	1.9	37	0.80
Sep 2019 *	39	82	2.1	39	1.00
Sep 2018 *	37	87	2.4	33	0.89
Sep 2017 *	43	102	2.4	42	0.98
Sep 2016 *	56	116	2.1	48	0.86
Sep 2015 *	57	92	1.6	39	0.68
Sep 2014 *	60	137	2.3	45	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 75% · Maths 87% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%37th of 134 in West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

West Northamptonshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

West Northamptonshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

West Northamptonshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

West Northamptonshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

West Northamptonshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard23%

West Northamptonshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	3%	107	106
2023/24	57%	5%	103	103
2022/23	58%	2%	103	104

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

The Abbey Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Overstone Gate Primary School
0.4 km · West Northamptonshire

Not yet inspected

4.3applications per place
Simon de Senlis Primary School
0.7 km · West Northamptonshire

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy
0.8 km · West Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Delapre Primary School
1.0 km · West Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
East Hunsbury Primary School
1.2 km · West Northamptonshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hunsbury Park Primary School
1.4 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place
Hardingstone Academy
1.5 km · West Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery
1.6 km · West Northamptonshire

Outstanding2022

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144173 · 941/2169
Trust: Inmat
Capacity: 420 pupils · 330 on roll
Free school meals: 19.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: The Abbey Primary School (URN 121916)
Address: Winchester Road, Delapre, Northampton, NN4 8AZ
Local authority: West Northamptonshire

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