Northlands Primary School
Pinders Lane, Rugby, CV21 2SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Davoile
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 125576
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788542440
About this school
Northlands Primary School is a community primary school in Rugby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 April 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 82% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 82% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Northlands 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northlands Primary School compares
Northlands Primary School ranked 53rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.1% | 37.3% | 208 | — |
| St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School | 49% | 6.3% | 29.7% | 342 | 0.5 miles |
| St Marie's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 4.4% | 20.1% | 396 | 0.8 miles |
| Oakfield Primary Academy | 74% | 5.2% | 33.3% | 435 | 0.9 miles |
| St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 25.7% | 199 | 0.9 miles |
| Eastlands Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 211 | 0.9 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)
- 37.25%
- English as an additional language
- 55.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 11.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
St Marie's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Oakfield Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Eastlands Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
Northlands Primary School ranks 6th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Rugby.
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Cawston Grange Primary School Primary
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northlands Primary School teach?
- Northlands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Northlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northlands Primary School is Mr Julian Davoile, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northlands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northlands 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 Northlands Primary School?
- Northlands Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Northlands Primary School full?
- Northlands Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), 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 Northlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northlands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Northlands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Northlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northlands Primary School rank locally?
- Northlands Primary School ranked 53rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Northlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northlands 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.