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Crick Primary School

West Northamptonshire, NN6 7TUPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2026
KS2 Results
66%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
29 1st-choice / 29 places
Ranking
#5,696
of 13,686 nationally

About Crick Primary School

Crick Primary School, a state primary in West Northamptonshire, holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2008. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, where 66% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. This places the school slightly above the West Northamptonshire local authority average of 63%, a solid performance for a village primary. Within the local authority, Crick ranks 54th out of 134 primary schools, putting it in the top 50% of its peers. The school also performs respectably on the higher standard, with 7% of pupils achieving the higher threshold in all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressMain Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7TU
HeadteacherEmma Staniforth
Local AuthorityWest Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils193
Free School Meals (FSM)6.2%
School Capacity193 / 210 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Feb 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (3 Feb 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Nov 2011. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Source: crick.northants.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Crick Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.