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Hayfield Cross CofE School

North Northamptonshire, NN15 5FJPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2024
KS2 Results
58%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.8×
Oversubscribed
103 1st-choice / 58 places
Ranking
#8,528
of 13,686 nationally

About Hayfield Cross CofE School

Hayfield Cross CofE School is a state primary in North Northamptonshire that is currently full to the brim, with 420 pupils exactly matching its capacity. That demand is no accident: for 58 places in the 2025/26 intake, the school received 179 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 09. Of those, 103 put it as their first preference, and all 58 first-preference offers were taken up. The school’s intake is notably less disadvantaged than the local picture — just 5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a national primary average that typically sits around 20-25%. That suggests a catchment skewed toward more affluent families, which often correlates with higher parental engagement and fewer of the challenges that come with concentrated deprivation. The school is Church of England in character, and its headteacher is Richard Albert.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressHayfield Crescent, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 5FJ
HeadteacherRichard Albert
Local AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils420
Free School Meals (FSM)5.0%
School Capacity420 / 420 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (14 Feb 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 24 Sept 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

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

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