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Cranford CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Church Lane, Cranford, Kettering NN14 4AE · cranford.northants.sch.uk · 01536 330300
On the mapSearch near NN14 4AE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Northamptonshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.23 mi
- 3.59 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 101
- 96% of 105 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.23 mi (3.59 km) from the school. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 86% 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 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 23 | 1.6▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 16 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.23 mi3.59 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121966)
Ofsted
Cranford CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 21
- 21% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied