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Little Harrowden Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
School Lane, Little Harrowden, Wellingborough NN9 5BN · littleharrowdenprimary.net · 01933 677202
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- 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
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 170
- 81% of 210 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Inmat
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, 13 families put the school first and 14 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 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121842)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Little Harrowden Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121842), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121842)
May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121842)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 51
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied