St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, serving pupils aged 3 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character.

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School currently has around 254 pupils on roll, which is about 60% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 42.1% boys and 57.9% girls. Around 23.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 4.5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 12.4%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 30.7%. african pupils make up about 19.7% , followed by other white at 16.1%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Grange Road, Northampton, NN3 2AX
Website: http://www.stgregoryscatholicprimaryschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01604403511
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kirstie Yuen
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142733

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2022

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 254
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 147

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British30.70%78
African19.70%50
Other White16.10%41
Other Black10.60%27
Unclassified7.10%18
Indian6.70%17
Other Mixed4.30%11
White and Black African0.80%2
Irish0.80%2
Caribbean0.80%2
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.80%2
White and Asian0.40%1
Bangladeshi0.40%1
Other Asian0.40%1
Other (any other ethnic group)0.40%1
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (-1.4)
Writing: Average (1.3)
Maths: Well Below Average (-3.5)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
25%
Town average
59%
Local authority average
57%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
11%
Town average
8%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
102.0
Town average
104.8
Local authority average
104.2
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
99.0
Town average
104.1
Local authority average
103.8
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW
3out of 4 1,400 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School
Wallace Road , NN2 7EE
3out of 4 1,973 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Grange Road , NN3 2AX
- not rated 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Grange Road , NN3 2AX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Arbours Primary Academy
St Gregory's Road , The Arbours NN3 3QF
4out of 4 428 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Arbours Primary School
St Gregory's Road , NN3 3QF
- not rated 428 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Headlands Primary School
Bushland Road , NN3 2NS
3out of 4 628 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weston Favell School
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ
- not rated 617 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ
3out of 4 617 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way , Kettering Road North NN3 6HT
- not rated 1,137 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way , Kettering Road North NN3 6HT
3out of 4 1,137 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lings Upper School
Billing Brook Road , Lings NN3 8NH
- not rated 1,477 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Middle School, Northampton
Grange Road , NN3 2AX
- not rated 0 yd Voluntary aided school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Boothville Middle School
Esher Court , Paxton Road NN3 3RG
- not rated 412 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cherry Orchard Middle School
Birchfield Road East , NN3 2TA
- not rated 884 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Emmanuel CofE Voluntary Aided Middle School
Billing Brook Road , Lings NN3 8NL
- not rated 1,368 yd Voluntary aided school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parklands Middle School
Devon Way , Spinney Hill NN3 6DX
- not rated 1,672 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton College
Main Campus , Booth Lane NN3 3RF
- not rated 237 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ
4out of 4 1,300 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ
- not rated 1,300 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Include Northampton
1 Talavera Court , Darnell Way/Talavera Way NN3 6RW
- not rated 1,524 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
On Track Education Northampton
On Track Education , unit 6 , Quarry Park Close NN3 6QB
- not rated 1,544 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Matthew's School
100 Park Avenue North , NN3 2JB
- not rated 1,701 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.