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Rectory Farm Primary School

West Northamptonshire, NN3 5DDPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2023
KS2 Results
64%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
16 1st-choice / 17 places
Ranking
#6,518
of 13,686 nationally

About Rectory Farm Primary School

Rectory Farm Primary School in West Northamptonshire was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2020. The school received Good across every category inspected, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. On the most telling exam metric available, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits just above the local authority average of 63%, placing Rectory Farm in the top half of primary schools nationally and within the top 50% in the East Midlands region. No pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, though 25% achieved higher scores in reading and 11% in maths, suggesting particular strength in literacy at the top end.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOlden Road, Northampton, West Northamptonshire, NN3 5DD
HeadteacherB Williams
Local AuthorityWest Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils195
Free School Meals (FSM)35.9%
School Capacity195 / 210 (93% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Sept 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 18 Oct 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

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

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Rectory Farm 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.