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Harlestone Primary School

Community school · Northampton · NN7 4EN

Ages 4–11 · 64 pupils · West Northamptonshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

0%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-22

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.6%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
47

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

4

Places offered

4

1st-preference offers

4

Total preferences (any rank)
8
Preferred offers (top 3)
4
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill114%

64 pupils · 56 places

Pupils on roll
64
Boys / girls
33 / 31
School capacity
56
Capacity fill
64 / 56 (114%)
Free school meals
12.5%
FSM pupils
8
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
The Althorp Partnership of Primary Schools
Headteacher
Mrs Sam Phillips

Location

Address
Church Lane, Lower Harlestone
Postcode
NN7 4EN
Town
Northampton
County
Northamptonshire
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
District
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, 64 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.5%.

Open schools in Northampton
141
Primary schools in Northampton
101
Academies among open schools in Northampton
52% (74)
Open schools in NN7
23
Primary in NN7
21
Open schools in West Northamptonshire LA
209
Primary in West Northamptonshire LA
148

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Duston Eldean Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 6PP · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM9.8%
    • Demand1.10

    1.6 miles away

  • The Bramptons Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northampton · NN6 8AW · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS293%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM3.2%
    • Demand1.71

    1.9 miles away

  • Hopping Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 6DT · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand0.90

    2.1 miles away

  • Harpole Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Northampton · NN7 4DP · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM7.0%
    • Demand1.00

    2.3 miles away

  • Brington Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northampton · NN7 4HX · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM8.0%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

  • Kings Heath Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 7LN · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM30.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

  • Chiltern Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Northampton · NN5 6BW · West Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM22.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sam Phillips
Telephone
01604842391
Website
https://www.harlestone.northants.sch.uk

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