Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Places Available emoji_events #2 in North Northamptonshire public Top 6% UK

Greenfields Primary School and Nursery

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personMrs Sandra Appleby

corporate_fareTHE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST

location_onKettering, NN15 6HY

language Visit Website phone 1536514622

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2020

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Students

456

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Greenfields Primary School and Nursery is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Kettering, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Greenfields Primary School and Nursery is an academy sponsor led in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 470 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 90 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #188 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 35.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 59%

Reading87% LA 71%

Writing87% LA 70%

Maths85% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -0.7

1.5 to 4.9

2.1

Write

LA -0.2

0.5 to 3.8

1.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.5 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading72% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.9

-1.9 to 1.5

1.6

Write

LA -0.7

0.1 to 3.2

0.7

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.7 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 61%

Reading79% LA 73%

Writing87% LA 77%

Maths89% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -1.1

-1.6 to 2

2.1

Write

LA -0.7

0.3 to 3.9

0.5

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.2 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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23 January 2019

Inspection Report

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15 July 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-01-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-01-23

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-07-15

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-02-20

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 470 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, 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)	470	3	0.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	448	6	1.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	480	7	1.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	469	9	1.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	446	9	2.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	473	9	1.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	456	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	445	7	1.6%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	434	8	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	430	4	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	431	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	382	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	390	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	390	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	380	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	408	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	396	5	1.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	385	7	1.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	415	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	404	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	343	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	345	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 43 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils