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Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School

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

personMrs Alison Dolan

location_onNorthampton, NN2 7QL

language Visit Website phone 1604714674

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

478

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School is a Community school primary school in Northampton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School is a community school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 478 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #119 of 135 primaries in West Northamptonshire and #12,892 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

42%

LA 60%

Reading60% LA 75%

Writing46% LA 71%

Maths62% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading60% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading59% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing46% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.1

-4.6 to -1.4

-3.9

Write

LA 0.2

-5.5 to -2.4

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.4 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths50% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -0.3

-4.6 to -1.3

-2.6

Write

LA -0.2

-4.1 to -1.0

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.8 to -1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 62%

Reading53% LA 75%

Writing58% LA 79%

Maths55% LA 72%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.4

-3.2 to -0.2

-2.2

Write

LA -0.3

-3.7 to -0.7

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-3 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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10 November 2020

Inspection Report

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18 April 2018

Inspection Report

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18 June 2014

Inspection Report

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28 November 2012

Inspection Report

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10 July 2012

Inspection Report

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28 February 2012

Inspection Report

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10 December 2009

Inspection Report

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09 December 2008

Inspection Report

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05 October 2005

Inspection Report

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29 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-04-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-28

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 478 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	478	2	0.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	486	1	0.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	480	3	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	484	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	476	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	480	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	478	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	475	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	476	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	474	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	469	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	461	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	461	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	477	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	477	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	480	2	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	494	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	492	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	481	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	485	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	479	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	463	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	492	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	484	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	476	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 59 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 23 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils