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Walgrave Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Kettering Road, Walgrave, Northampton NN6 9PH · walgraveschool.org · 01604 781275
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Northamptonshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 149
- 71% of 210 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.1%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across West Northamptonshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Walgrave Primary School on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2007Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 45
- 34% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (36%) with SEND