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Whittlebury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
High Street, Whittlebury, Towcester NN12 8XH · forestfederation.co.uk · 01327 857700
On the mapSearch near NN12 8XH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Northamptonshire 63%, England 61%
- 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
- 71
- 99% of 72 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- 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, 11 families put the school first and 11 places were offered; 91% 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 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across West Northamptonshire it was 63%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Whittlebury Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 15 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2010Good
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 (17 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 59% who raised concerns