Thorplands Primary School in Northampton - ratings, address, contact etc

Thorplands Primary School is a primary school located in Northampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Farm Field Court, Northampton

School Information

Address:	Farm Field Court, Northampton, NN3 8AQ
Website:	https://thorplandsprimary.org.uk/
Telephone:	01604493384
School Type:	Academy sponsor led
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Samantha Mawer
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	139424

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	2 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	238
Number of Boys:	120
Number of Girls:	118

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.2%	4%
Persistent absence:	8.2%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.6 to 4

Writing

Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3 to 1.2

Maths

Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	67%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	7%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	105
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parklands Nursery School Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW	4out of 4	2,178 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wallace Road Nursery School Wallace Road , NN2 7EE	4out of 4	3,224 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thorplands Primary School Farm Field Court , Thorplands NN3 8AQ	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodvale Primary Academy Crestwood Road , Lings Way NN3 8JJ	3out of 4	787 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lings Primary School Hayeswood Road , Lings NN3 8NN	3out of 4	961 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lumbertubs Primary School Tonmead Road , NN3 8HZ	2out of 4	1,001 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Boothville Primary School Booth Lane North , NN3 6JG	3out of 4	1,039 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Weston Favell Academy Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ	2out of 4	1,544 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Becket Catholic School Becket Way , Kettering Road North NN3 6HT	2out of 4	1,626 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Northampton Academy Wellingborough Road , NN3 8NH	3out of 4	1,629 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moulton School and Science College Pound Lane , Moulton NN3 7SD	3out of 4	2,428 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Northampton School for Girls Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG	4out of 4	2,624 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	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	1,131 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moulton College West Street , Moulton NN3 7RR	- not rated	2,643 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication Prentice Court , Lings Way NN3 8XS	3out of 4	1,080 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Billing Brook Special School Penistone Road , Lumbertubs NN3 8EZ	4out of 4	1,232 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kings Meadow School Manning Road , Moulton Leys NN3 7AR	3out of 4	1,527 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
On Track Education Centre Northants unit 6, Quarry Park Close , Moulton Park NN3 6QB	- not rated	1,589 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Overstone Park School Overstone Park , Overstone NN6 0DT	- not rated	2,292 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.