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Moulton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school
Church Hill, Moulton, Church Hill, Northampton NN3 7SW · moultonprimaryschool.co.uk · 01604 643061
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2021
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 597
- 95% of 630 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- 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, 67 families put the school first and 82 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 | 82 | 67 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 71 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 70 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 81 | 75 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 94 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 December 2021, Ofsted’s outcome for Moulton Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Dec 2021
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 47
- 8% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied