Walgrave Primary School
Kettering Road, Walgrave, Northampton, NN6 9PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Natasha Bates
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 121864
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604781275
About this school
Walgrave Primary School is a community primary school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walgrave 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 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
- Good
- 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 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 85% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 85% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 90% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Walgrave 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 | 77% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 144 |
| 2023/24 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walgrave Primary School compares
Walgrave Primary School ranked 29th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 6.4% | 15.9% | 149 | — |
| Mawsley Primary School | 51% | 5.9% | 11.8% | 281 | 2.3 miles |
| Broughton Primary School | 87% | 3.5% | 12.6% | 200 | 2.8 miles |
| Sywell Church of England Primary School | 40% | 5.9% | 17.2% | 101 | 3.4 miles |
| Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School | 31% | 5.8% | 22.2% | 86 | 3.6 miles |
| Overstone Primary School | 63% | 5.3% | 8.7% | 205 | 3.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.91%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 10.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mawsley Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Broughton Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Sywell Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Overstone Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Walgrave Primary School ranks 22nd 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 ages does Walgrave Primary School teach?
- Walgrave Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Walgrave Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walgrave Primary School is Miss Natasha Bates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walgrave Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walgrave 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 Walgrave Primary School?
- Walgrave Primary School has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walgrave Primary School full?
- Walgrave Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 149 on roll (71%), 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 Walgrave Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walgrave Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walgrave Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walgrave Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Walgrave Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walgrave Primary School compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Walgrave Primary School ranked 29th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walgrave Primary School's absence rate?
- Walgrave Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walgrave Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walgrave 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.