Hunsbury Park Primary School
Dayrell Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, NN4 9RR
This school is closed (it closed in October 2025).
It was replaced by Hunsbury Park Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel York
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 285
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 121952
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
About this school
Hunsbury Park Primary School was a community primary school in Northampton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 351 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hunsbury Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 41 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 70% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 73% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Hunsbury Park 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 | 57% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 311 |
| 2023/24 | 316 |
| 2024/25 | 351 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hunsbury Park Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.2% | 31.9% | 351 | — |
| Hunsbury Park Primary School | — | — | — | 354 | 0.0 miles |
| Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery | 73% | 4.3% | 38% | 350 | 0.4 miles |
| Delapre Primary School | 49% | 4.8% | 20.8% | 539 | 0.6 miles |
| Queen Eleanor Primary Academy | 66% | 3.6% | 21.2% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Simon de Senlis Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 11.4% | 434 | 0.8 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)
- 31.93%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 19.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hunsbury Park Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Delapre Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Simon de Senlis Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other 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 Hunsbury Park Primary School teach?
- Hunsbury Park Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Northampton.
- Has Hunsbury Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hunsbury Park Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hunsbury Park Primary School?
- Hunsbury Park Primary School had 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Hunsbury Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hunsbury Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hunsbury Park 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 31 October 2025.