Cosgrove Village Primary School

About Cosgrove Village Primary School

Cosgrove Village Primary School is a small state primary in West Northamptonshire, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 rated it Good overall, a step down from the Outstanding it held in 2012. That places it among the majority of schools in the local authority, where only 11 out of 147 primary schools are currently rated Outstanding. The nearest Outstanding alternative is John Hellins Primary School, 3.2 km away. With just 45 pupils against a capacity of 64, Cosgrove is a genuinely small village school, and its 22.2 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals is above the national average for primary schools. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 12 applications for just 3 places, though all three first-preference families were offered a spot, suggesting strong local demand but a tight catchment.

Academic outcomes data for Cosgrove is not available in the latest published figures, so it is not possible to compare its Progress 8 or KS2 SATs scores against the West Northamptonshire LA average of 63 per cent reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. However, the school’s Ofsted report from 2019, which informed the 2024 ungraded inspection, rated both leadership and management and early years provision as Good. The ungraded inspection noted that some aspects were not as strong, but did not change the overall Good rating. Parents are overwhelmingly positive: 100 per cent of the 19 respondents to the Parent View survey would recommend the school, and 79 per cent strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. On behaviour, 58 per cent agreed and 42 per cent strongly agreed that the school ensures good conduct.

Cosgrove offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including a sports hall, playing fields, an ICT suite, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers cricket, athletics, netball, tennis, dance and football, while clubs include coding, eco club, drama and chess. The school has identified SEND provisions for social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. In the Parent View survey, 70 per cent of respondents strongly agreed that SEND children receive the support they need. This is a school that will suit families looking for a small, community-focused setting where children are known individually, and where the headteacher Jude Busari leads a team that parents trust to handle concerns properly — 63 per cent strongly agreed that concerns are dealt with properly. The lack of nursery provision means children join in Reception at age 4.

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