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Loatlands Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Harrington Road, Desborough, Kettering NN14 2NJ · loatlandsprimary.net · 01536 903713
On the mapSearch near NN14 2NJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Northamptonshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 446
- 26 over 420 places · 106%
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- 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: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 47 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 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across North Northamptonshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Loatlands Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 110
- 25% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (20%) with SEND