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Whitehills Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Natalie James

location_onNorthampton, NN2 8DF

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

416

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Whitehills Primary School is a Community school primary school in Northampton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Whitehills Primary School is a community school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 417 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #75 of 135 primaries in West Northamptonshire and #8,887 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%

Reading72% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 71%

Maths80% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.1

-2.3 to 1.0

-1.0

Write

LA 0.2

-2.6 to 0.5

2.6

Maths

LA -0.4

1.1 to 4.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.3

-4.2 to -1.0

-2.7

Write

LA -0.2

-4.2 to -1.3

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.7 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 62%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing82% LA 79%

Maths72% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.4

-4.2 to -1.2

-1.1

Write

LA -0.3

-2.6 to 0.4

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.2 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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23 April 2015

Inspection Report

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15 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 May 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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29 January 2009

Inspection Report

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01 February 2006

Inspection Report

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04 December 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-04-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-05-09

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 417 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	419	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	415	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	417	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	418	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	417	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	417	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	419	2	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	418	1	0.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 63 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Whitehills Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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