Boothville Primary School
Booth Lane North, Northampton, NN3 6JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Payne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 601
- URN
- 121931
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604491545
About this school
Boothville Primary School is a community primary school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 601 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 90 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 64% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 74% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 81% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Boothville 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 | 68% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 659 |
| 2023/24 | 663 |
| 2024/25 | 649 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boothville Primary School compares
Boothville Primary School ranked 103rd of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 7.3% | 22.9% | 601 | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 26.3% | 214 | 0.4 miles |
| The Arbours Primary Academy | 83% | 4.8% | 22.9% | 333 | 0.5 miles |
| Thorplands Primary School | 68% | 6.3% | 45% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Eastfield Academy | 82% | 6% | 35.1% | 221 | 0.7 miles |
| Parklands Primary School | 87% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 418 | 0.7 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)
- 22.93%
- English as an additional language
- 23.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 20.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
The Arbours Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Thorplands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Eastfield Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Parklands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Boothville Primary School ranks 76th 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
- Boughton Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
- Brington Primary School Primary
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Buckton Fields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Boothville Primary School teach?
- Boothville Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Boothville Primary School?
- The headteacher of Boothville Primary School is Ms Rebecca Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Boothville Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boothville 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 Boothville Primary School?
- Boothville Primary School has 601 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Boothville Primary School full?
- Boothville Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 601 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Boothville Primary School a faith school?
- No. Boothville Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Boothville Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Boothville Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Boothville Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boothville Primary School rank locally?
- Boothville Primary School ranked 103rd of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Boothville Primary School's absence rate?
- Boothville Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boothville Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boothville 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.