Academy sponsor led · West Northamptonshire

Parklands Primary School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146283URN

Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

85 applications for 56 places · 82nd of 103 in West Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%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 · 17 January 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

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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 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

85 applications · 56 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 1.5; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2025 1.6; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2022 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2021 1.5; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2019 1.5; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 2.0; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.0; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.1; West Northamptonshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.2; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the West Northamptonshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
West Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Parklands Primary School (URN 121925), 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	56	85	1.5	54	0.96
Sep 2025	60	94	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2024	60	85	1.4	60	1.00
Sep 2023	59	87	1.5	55	0.93
Sep 2022	48	79	1.7	44	0.92
Sep 2021	58	87	1.5	59	1.02
Sep 2020	51	68	1.3	49	0.96
Sep 2019	49	74	1.5	47	0.96
Sep 2018 *	46	91	2.0	39	0.85
Sep 2017 *	55	91	1.7	52	0.95
Sep 2016 *	60	118	2.0	61	1.02
Sep 2015 *	60	124	2.1	66	1.10
Sep 2014 *	60	129	2.2	70	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 92% · Maths 93% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%6th of 134 in West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

West Northamptonshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

West Northamptonshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

West Northamptonshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth32%

West Northamptonshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

West Northamptonshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard35%

West Northamptonshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	87%	15%	106	108
2023/24	85%	16%	105	107
2022/23	73%	16%	105	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

Parklands Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Academy
1.1 km · West Northamptonshire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Boothville Primary School
1.1 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Kingsley Primary School
1.2 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE VA Primary School
1.3 km · West Northamptonshire

2026

1.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Green Oaks Primary Academy
1.5 km · West Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cedar Road Primary School
1.7 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Headlands Primary School
1.7 km · West Northamptonshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146283 · 941/2237
Trust: Preston Hedges Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Parklands Primary School (URN 121925)
Address: Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW
Local authority: West Northamptonshire

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