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Wootton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Farmclose Road, Wootton, Northampton NN4 6HJ · wootton.northants.sch.uk · 01604 761679
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Northamptonshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.60 mi
- 2.57 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 306
- 73% of 420 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 30.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Tove Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.60 mi (2.57 km) from the school. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 24 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 39 | 29 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.60 mi2.57 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Wootton Primary School on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- 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: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2024Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 70
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (24%) with SEND