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Chiltern Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Chiltern Way, Duston, Northampton NN5 6BW · chiltern.northants.sch.uk · 01604 753830
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 49%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 133
- 55% of 240 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.6%
- First language not English
- 30.1%
- 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, 3 families put the school first and 3 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 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼49% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Chiltern Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Feb 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 20
- 10% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied