Cosgrove Village Primary School
3 Bridge Road, Cosgrove, MK19 7JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jude Busari
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 64
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 121811
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908562641
About this school
Cosgrove Village Primary School is a community primary school in Cosgrove. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 39 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cosgrove Village Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 October 2024, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cosgrove Village Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | 45 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cosgrove Village Primary School compares
Cosgrove Village Primary School ranked 125th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 39 | — |
| Castlethorpe First School | — | 4.7% | 11.4% | 39 | 1.2 miles |
| St Mary and St Giles Church of England School | 67% | 5.1% | 38.3% | 350 | 1.2 miles |
| Russell Street School | — | 5.4% | 20.4% | 192 | 1.4 miles |
| Old Stratford Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 162 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 24.1% | 357 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.22%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 12.89%
- Persistent absence
- 32.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castlethorpe First School1.2 miles
Primary · milton keynes
-
St Mary and St Giles Church of England School1.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Russell Street School1.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Old Stratford Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Common questions
- What ages does Cosgrove Village Primary School teach?
- Cosgrove Village Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cosgrove.
- Who is the headteacher of Cosgrove Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cosgrove Village Primary School is Mrs Jude Busari, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cosgrove Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cosgrove Village Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cosgrove Village Primary School?
- Cosgrove Village Primary School has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cosgrove Village Primary School full?
- Cosgrove Village Primary School has capacity for 64 pupils and 39 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cosgrove Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cosgrove Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cosgrove Village Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cosgrove Village Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cosgrove Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cosgrove Village Primary School compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Cosgrove Village Primary School ranked 125th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cosgrove Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Cosgrove Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 12.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cosgrove Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cosgrove Village Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.