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Whitehills Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Acre Lane, Northampton NN2 8DF · whitehillsprimary.northants.sch.uk · 01604 843780
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- 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
- 415
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- First language not English
- 20%
- 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, 49 families put the school first and 54 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 | 54 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Whitehills Primary School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 105
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (40%) with SEND