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Woodland View Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
School Lane, Grange Park, Northampton NN4 5FZ · wvps.northants.sch.uk · 01604 765037
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Northamptonshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.2%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 48 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 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Woodland View Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 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, Jan 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 58
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (28%) with SEND