Crick Primary School
Main Road, Crick, Northampton, NN6 7TU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Staniforth
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 121812
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788822633
About this school
Crick Primary School is a community primary school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 194 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 29 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 66% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 72% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 79% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Crick 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 | 53% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crick Primary School compares
Crick Primary School ranked 128th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 194 | — |
| Kilsby Church of England Primary School | 54% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 192 | 1.9 miles |
| Yelvertoft Primary School | 58% | 5.3% | 13.8% | 95 | 2.0 miles |
| St Gabriel's CofE Academy | 82% | 3.4% | 13.2% | 502 | 2.1 miles |
| West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School | 86% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 239 | 2.5 miles |
| Hillmorton Primary School | — | — | — | 456 | 3.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.22%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 9.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kilsby Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Yelvertoft Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Northampton
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St Gabriel's CofE Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Hillmorton Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Northampton
Crick Primary School ranks 97th of the 99 ranked primary schools in Northampton.
- Abington Vale Primary School Primary
- All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ashton CofE Primary School Primary
- Barry Primary School Primary
- Blackthorn Primary School Primary
- Blisworth Community Primary School Primary
- Boothville Primary School Primary
- Boughton Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
- Brington Primary School Primary
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crick Primary School teach?
- Crick Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Crick Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crick Primary School is Mrs Emma Staniforth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crick Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crick 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 big is Crick Primary School?
- Crick Primary School has 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Crick Primary School full?
- Crick Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 194 on roll (92%), 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 Crick Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crick Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crick Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Crick Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crick Primary School rank locally?
- Crick Primary School ranked 128th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crick Primary School's absence rate?
- Crick Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crick Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crick 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.