Duston Eldean Primary School
Main Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Bolger
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 121945
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604752283
About this school
Duston Eldean Primary School is a community primary school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Duston Eldean 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 79% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 97% | 98% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 92% | 98% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Duston Eldean 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 | 78% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Duston Eldean Primary School compares
Duston Eldean Primary School ranked 23rd of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.9% | 9.8% | 418 | — |
| Hopping Hill Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 18.6% | 423 | 0.6 miles |
| Chiltern Primary School | 49% | 6.1% | 23.7% | 133 | 1.0 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 14.2% | 391 | 1.0 miles |
| Millway Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 15.7% | 343 | 1.2 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 3.7% | 22.7% | 160 | 1.2 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)
- 9.81%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.86%
- Persistent absence
- 5.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hopping Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Chiltern Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
St Luke's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Millway Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Duston Eldean Primary School ranks 16th 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 Duston Eldean Primary School teach?
- Duston Eldean Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Duston Eldean Primary School?
- The headteacher of Duston Eldean Primary School is Mr Matt Bolger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Duston Eldean Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Duston Eldean 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 Duston Eldean Primary School?
- Duston Eldean Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Duston Eldean Primary School full?
- Duston Eldean Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Duston Eldean Primary School a faith school?
- No. Duston Eldean Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Duston Eldean Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Duston Eldean Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Duston Eldean Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Duston Eldean Primary School compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Duston Eldean Primary School ranked 23rd of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Duston Eldean Primary School's absence rate?
- Duston Eldean Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Duston Eldean Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Duston Eldean 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.