Great Doddington Primary
Church Lane, Great Doddington, Wellingborough, NN29 7TR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Josie Garnham
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 157
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 121821
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933225814
About this school
Great Doddington Primary is a community primary school in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Doddington Primary, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 21% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 42% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 68% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| 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 Great Doddington Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 21% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Doddington Primary compares
Great Doddington Primary ranked 58th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% 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 | 56% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 126 | — |
| Warwick Academy | 72% | 6.2% | 40.1% | 258 | 1.0 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 26.2% | 303 | 1.4 miles |
| Croyland Primary School | 55% | 8.3% | 38.7% | 414 | 1.5 miles |
| Ruskin Infant School | — | 6.9% | 40.4% | 250 | 1.8 miles |
| Ruskin Academy | 81% | 5.9% | 42.8% | 255 | 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)
- 9.92%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 6.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warwick Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Croyland Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Ruskin Infant School1.8 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Ruskin Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Great Doddington Primary ranks 13th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Wellingborough.
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Irchester Community Primary School Primary
- Irthlingborough Junior School Primary
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Primary
- Oakway Academy Primary
- Olympic Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Great Doddington Primary teach?
- Great Doddington Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Doddington Primary?
- The headteacher of Great Doddington Primary is Mrs Josie Garnham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Doddington Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Doddington Primary, 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 Great Doddington Primary?
- Great Doddington Primary has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Great Doddington Primary full?
- Great Doddington Primary has capacity for 157 pupils and 126 on roll (80%), 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 Great Doddington Primary a faith school?
- No. Great Doddington Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Doddington Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Doddington Primary as having no nursery classes.
- How have Great Doddington Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Doddington Primary compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Great Doddington Primary ranked 58th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% 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 Great Doddington Primary's absence rate?
- Great Doddington Primary's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Doddington Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Doddington Primary'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.