Kingsthorpe Village Primary School
Knights Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Brian Gwynne
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 133732
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604714223
About this school
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School is a community primary school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 202 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 62% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 76% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 83% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 79% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Kingsthorpe Village 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 | 48% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsthorpe Village Primary School compares
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School ranked 111th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.9% | 7.7% | 202 | — |
| The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 20.1% | 282 | 0.4 miles |
| Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School | 42% | 5.6% | 32.1% | 471 | 0.5 miles |
| Green Oaks Primary Academy | 53% | 6.4% | 27.6% | 220 | 0.7 miles |
| Kings Heath Primary Academy | 71% | 5.7% | 27.9% | 350 | 0.8 miles |
| Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School | 75% | 4.6% | 14.5% | 401 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 19 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.73%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 11.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Northampton
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Green Oaks Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Kings Heath Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School ranks 82nd 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 year groups does Kingsthorpe Village Primary School teach?
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsthorpe Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingsthorpe Village Primary School is Mr Brian Gwynne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsthorpe Village Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsthorpe Village 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 Kingsthorpe Village Primary School?
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kingsthorpe Village Primary School full?
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), 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 Kingsthorpe Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingsthorpe Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingsthorpe Village Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kingsthorpe Village Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Kingsthorpe Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsthorpe Village Primary School rank locally?
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School ranked 111th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsthorpe Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsthorpe Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsthorpe Village 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 1 July 2026.