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Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

West Northamptonshire, NN4 8SWPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Nov 2022
KS2 Results
73%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
56 1st-choice / 59 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#257 of 13,686 nationally

About Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery is a state-funded primary school in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 350 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 472.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (15 Nov 2022). 73% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 56 first-preference applications and 59 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressThorn Hill, Briar Hill, Northampton, West Northamptonshire, NN4 8SW
HeadteacherMiss Jane Cooksley
Local AuthorityWest Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils350
Free School Meals (FSM)30.9%
School Capacity350 / 472 (74% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Nov 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 15 Jan 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Speech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: briarhillprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.