Sunnyside Primary Academy
Reynard Way, Northampton, NN2 8QS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Dale Johnson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 139113
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604842958
About this school
Sunnyside Primary Academy is a primary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 364 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sunnyside Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 48 | 55 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 55% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 64% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 76% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Sunnyside Primary Academy 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 | 58% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 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 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 364 |
| 2023/24 | 376 |
| 2024/25 | 387 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sunnyside Primary Academy compares
Sunnyside Primary Academy ranked 110th 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.1% | 21.5% | 364 | — |
| All Saints CofE VA Primary School | 53% | 5% | 17.7% | 402 | 0.3 miles |
| Boughton Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| Green Oaks Primary Academy | 53% | 6.4% | 27.6% | 220 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitehills Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 12.2% | 415 | 0.8 miles |
| Buckton Fields Primary School | — | 4.5% | 5.9% | 289 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.45%
- English as an additional language
- 25.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 8.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints CofE VA Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Boughton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Green Oaks Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Whitehills Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Buckton Fields Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Sunnyside Primary Academy ranks 81st 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 Sunnyside Primary Academy teach?
- Sunnyside Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the principal of Sunnyside Primary Academy?
- The principal of Sunnyside Primary Academy is Mr Dale Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sunnyside Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sunnyside Primary Academy, 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 Sunnyside Primary Academy?
- Sunnyside Primary Academy has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sunnyside Primary Academy full?
- Sunnyside Primary Academy has capacity for 390 pupils and 364 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Sunnyside Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Sunnyside Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Sunnyside Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sunnyside Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Sunnyside Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sunnyside Primary Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sunnyside Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% 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 Sunnyside Primary Academy compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Sunnyside Primary Academy ranked 110th 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 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 Sunnyside Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Sunnyside Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sunnyside Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sunnyside Primary Academy'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.