Grange Primary Academy

About Grange Primary Academy

Grange Primary Academy is a state primary school in North Northamptonshire, led by headteacher Christopher Latimer. It sits within a local authority that contains 111 primary schools, of which only two hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. Grange itself is rated Good, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement, and its most recent ungraded inspection in October 2024 confirmed that standards are being maintained. The school ranks 72nd out of 90 primaries in the LA on the key stage 2 reading, writing and maths expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half locally. For context, the top-performing nearby peers include Gretton Primary Academy, Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School and Broughton Primary School, all of which score considerably higher on the same metric. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Greenfields Primary School and Nursery, 2.6 kilometres away. Grange is a mixed, non-denominational school for children aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site and a current roll of 232 pupils, slightly above its official capacity of 220.

Academically, Grange’s 2023/24 key stage 2 results show that 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the North Northamptonshire LA average of 61%. In individual subjects, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in writing, while 53% did so in maths. At the higher standard, 27% achieved in reading, 20% in maths, but only 3% in writing. Average scaled scores were 104 for reading and 102 for maths. The school’s national ranking places it in the bottom 50% of all primaries on the combined expected standard metric. Ofsted’s graded inspection in 2015 rated both leadership and management and overall effectiveness as Good, with early years provision also judged Good. The previous inspection in 2012 had rated the school as Requires Improvement, so the trajectory has been upward. There is no progress score data available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to compare how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, playing fields, sports hall, art studios, music rooms, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, football, dance, athletics, netball, cross country and cricket, while clubs range from coding and art to film, science, book club and choir. Grange has a published admission number of 25 places for the 2025/26 reception intake, and it is oversubscribed: it received 54 total applications, with 25 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.16. The school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 16 respondents show that 81% would recommend the school, though views are mixed on behaviour and bullying: 44% strongly agreed pupils are well behaved, but 13% strongly disagreed, and on bullying being dealt with effectively, 31% disagreed. This is a school that suits families who value its improved Ofsted rating, broad extracurricular offer and SEND support, but who are realistic about its below-average academic outcomes compared with the local authority.

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