Croyland Primary School

About Croyland Primary School

Croyland Primary School sits within the North Northamptonshire local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 5 to 11. In the most recent local rankings, the school placed 78th out of 90 primary schools in the area, placing it in the bottom half of the LA table. For context, the top-performing peers nearby include Gretton Primary Academy, Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School, and Broughton Primary School, all of which scored significantly higher on the same ranking metric. Croyland’s ranking score of 47, based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, puts it well behind those schools. The school is led by headteacher Lucy Deakin and has a capacity of 420 pupils, with 414 currently on roll. It is a non-religious school with no nursery or sixth form provision, and it does not operate as a boarding school.

Academically, Croyland’s most recent Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is notably below the local authority average of 61%. Only 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. In individual subjects, 57% met the expected standard in reading, 62% in writing, and 74% in maths. The average scaled scores were 101 for reading and 103 for maths. The school’s Ofsted inspection in October 2021 rated it Good overall, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2018. All inspected areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — were rated Good. The early years provision had previously been rated Requires Improvement, so this marks a clear upward trajectory in the school’s quality.

The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, library, sports hall, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, dance and tennis, while clubs cover drama, gardening, eco club, book club and choir. For families with children who have additional needs, Croyland provides support for a broad spectrum of SEND categories, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and other difficulties. The school was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 108 applications for 57 places and 55 first-preference offers made from 64 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. This suggests strong local demand, and families should be prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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