Preston Hedges Primary School
Wootton Hope Drive, Wootton Fields, Northampton, NN4 6BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRESTON HEDGES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Principal Tracey Coles
- Sponsor
- Preston Hedges Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 139039
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604665860
About this school
Preston Hedges Primary School is a primary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Preston Hedges 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 76% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 19% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 90% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 84% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Preston Hedges 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 | 75% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Preston Hedges Primary School compares
Preston Hedges Primary School ranked 15th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% 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 | 81% | 4.1% | 4% | 418 | — |
| Wootton Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 13.2% | 306 | 0.3 miles |
| Hardingstone Academy | 56% | 4.6% | 16% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodland View Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 417 | 1.0 miles |
| Overstone Gate Primary School | — | — | — | 30 | 1.1 miles |
| East Hunsbury Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 11.6% | 453 | 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)
- 4.04%
- English as an additional language
- 13.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 6.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wootton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Hardingstone Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Woodland View Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Overstone Gate Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
East Hunsbury Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Preston Hedges Primary School ranks 11th 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 Preston Hedges Primary School teach?
- Preston Hedges Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Preston Hedges Primary School?
- The headteacher of Preston Hedges Primary School is Principal Tracey Coles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Preston Hedges Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Preston Hedges 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 Preston Hedges Primary School?
- Preston Hedges Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Preston Hedges Primary School full?
- Preston Hedges 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 Preston Hedges Primary School a faith school?
- No. Preston Hedges Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Preston Hedges Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Preston Hedges Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Preston Hedges Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Preston Hedges Primary School is part of PRESTON HEDGES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Preston Hedges Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Preston Hedges Primary School compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Preston Hedges Primary School ranked 15th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% 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 Preston Hedges Primary School's absence rate?
- Preston Hedges 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 Preston Hedges Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Preston Hedges 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.