Stanwick Primary School

About Stanwick Primary School

Stanwick Primary School’s Key Stage 2 results stand out sharply against the local authority average. In the 2023/24 academic year, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a North Northamptonshire average of 61% for primary schools. That puts the school in the top 10% of primaries in the LA, ranked 9th out of 90. The school also performs well above the national average in the same metric, sitting in the top 12% of schools across England. This strong headline figure is backed by solid individual subject scores: 93% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, and 90% did so in both reading and writing. Average scaled scores of 107 in both reading and maths are comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school’s ranking score of 80 places it 7th in the LA overall, just behind top performers like Gretton Primary Academy and Stanion Church of England Primary.

The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2019, rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management and for early years provision. Its previous inspection in 2014 had rated it Requires Improvement, so the improvement is clear. An ungraded inspection in October 2024 confirmed that standards have been maintained. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 93% of respondents would recommend the school, and 97% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. Strong majorities also felt their child feels safe (96%) and that the school has high expectations (81%). The school has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 10.7%, and its capacity of 210 is nearly full with 196 pupils on roll.

Stanwick is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 92 applications for 29 places, with 45 first-preference applications and 28 offers made to first-preference families — an oversubscription ratio of 3.17. The school offers a range of facilities including a library, dining hall, gymnasium, sensory room and chapel. Sports include tennis, swimming, cross country, cricket and rounders, while clubs cover book club, coding, drama and film club. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language needs, visual and multi-sensory impairments, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a well-regarded local primary with a clear track record of improvement.

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