Headlands Primary School
Bushland Road, Northampton, NN3 2NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Smith
- Sponsor
- Northampton Primary Academy Trust Partnership
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 474
- Pupils on roll
- 450
- URN
- 138954
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604407098
About this school
Headlands Primary School is a primary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 450 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 62 | 67 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 61% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 12% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 66% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 69% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Headlands 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 | 55% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 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 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 480 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Headlands Primary School compares
Headlands Primary School ranked 81st of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.5% | 21% | 450 | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 26.3% | 214 | 0.4 miles |
| Weston Favell CofE Primary School | 80% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 446 | 0.4 miles |
| The Arbours Primary Academy | 83% | 4.8% | 22.9% | 333 | 0.4 miles |
| Eastfield Academy | 82% | 6% | 35.1% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
| Boothville Primary School | 54% | 7.3% | 22.9% | 601 | 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)
- 21.04%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 15.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Weston Favell CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
The Arbours Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Eastfield Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Boothville Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Headlands Primary School ranks 61st 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 Headlands Primary School teach?
- Headlands Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Headlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Headlands Primary School is Mr Darren Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Headlands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Headlands 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 Headlands Primary School?
- Headlands Primary School has 450 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Headlands Primary School full?
- Headlands Primary School has capacity for 474 pupils and 450 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 Headlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Headlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Headlands Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Headlands Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Headlands Primary School?
- Headlands Primary School is part of NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Headlands Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Headlands Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Headlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% 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.
- How does Headlands Primary School rank locally?
- Headlands Primary School ranked 81st of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Headlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Headlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Headlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Headlands 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.