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Yardley Hastings Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Castle Ashby Road, Yardley Hastings, Northampton NN7 1EL · 01604 696268
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Northamptonshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 104
- 87% of 120 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 10 families put the school first and 10 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 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 22 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Yardley Hastings Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2011
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2020Monitoring visit
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Sept 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 67
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied