Best primary schools in Northamptonshire (2026)

Northamptonshire has 207 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Hartwell Primary School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 62%, against 62% for England. 19 are in England's top 10%, and 8 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Hartwell Primary School Hartwell · Church of England	95%	96%	33%	Good
2 Top 1% in England	John Hellins Primary School Potterspury	95%	93%	27%	Not judged
3 Top 2% in England	Pineham Barns Primary School Northampton	88%	87%	22%	Report card
4 Top 2% in England	Grendon Church of England Primary School Grendon (North Northamptonshire) · Church of England	87%	80%	20%	Not judged
5 Top 2% in England	The Bramptons Primary School Chapel Brampton	95%	92%	0%	No rating
6 Top 3% in England	Yardley Hastings Primary School Yardley Hastings	89%	87%	13%	Outstanding
7 Top 4% in England	Ruskin Academy Wellingborough	85%	81%	21%	Good
8 Top 4% in England	West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School West Haddon · Church of England	81%	86%	38%	No rating
9 Top 4% in England	The Arbours Primary Academy Northampton	81%	83%	38%	Outstanding
10 Top 5% in England	Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Northampton	85%	73%	15%	Outstanding
11 Top 5% in England	Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School King's Cliffe · Christian	84%	92%	24%	Good
12 Top 5% in England	Gretton Primary Academy Gretton (North Northamptonshire)	87%	83%	17%	No rating
13 Top 5% in England	Hackleton CofE Primary School Hackleton · Church of England	86%	94%	16%	Good
14 Top 6% in England	Broughton Primary School Broughton (North Northamptonshire)	85%	87%	10%	Report card
15 Top 7% in England	Parklands Primary School Northampton	82%	87%	15%	Good
16 Top 9% in England	Preston Hedges Primary School Northampton	77%	81%	24%	Not judged
17 Top 9% in England	Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School Stanion · Church of England	83%	88%	6%	No rating
18 Top 10% in England	Kislingbury Primary School Kislingbury · Church of England	77%	74%	17%	Good
19 Top 10% in England	Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Kettering	81%	85%	8%	Outstanding
20 Top 13% in England	Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Brixworth · Church of England	78%	76%	11%	Good
21 Top 13% in England	Blisworth Community Primary School Blisworth	74%	80%	25%	No rating
22 Top 13% in England	The Bliss Charity School Nether Heyford	77%	82%	14%	Good
23 Top 14% in England	Duston Eldean Primary School Northampton	78%	77%	10%	Not judged
24 Top 14% in England	Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Towcester	75%	79%	16%	Report card
25 Top 14% in England	Welton Church of England Academy Welton (West Northamptonshire) · Church of England	76%	80%	10%	Outstanding
26 Top 14% in England	Hall Meadow Primary School Kettering	77%	70%	20%	Good
27 Top 15% in England	Walgrave Primary School Walgrave	79%	74%	5%	Not judged
28 Top 15% in England	Weldon Church of England Primary School Weldon · Church of England	77%	83%	7%	Report card
29 Top 15% in England	Little Houghton Church of England Primary Little Houghton · Church of England	72%	56%	0%	No rating
30 Top 16% in England	East Haddon Church of England Primary School East Haddon · Church of England	72%	73%	20%	Not judged
31 Top 16% in England	St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Kettering · Roman Catholic	74%	69%	16%	No rating
32 Top 17% in England	Abington Vale Primary School Northampton	77%	83%	5%	No rating
33 Top 19% in England	Weston Favell CofE Primary School Northampton · Church of England	75%	80%	15%	Not judged
34 Top 19% in England	Woodland View Primary School Northampton	74%	70%	12%	Outstanding
35 Top 20% in England	Olympic Primary Wellingborough	72%	85%	27%	Good
36 Top 21% in England	Trinity Church of England Primary School Aldwincle · Church of England	73%	84%	20%	Good
37 Top 21% in England	Wootton Primary School Northampton	73%	68%	7%	Not judged
38 Top 23% in England	Bozeat Community Primary School Bozeat	76%	83%	0%	Good
39 Top 24% in England	Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School Mears Ashby · Church of England	68%	54%	0%	Report card
40 Top 25% in England	Old Stratford Primary School Old Stratford	71%	64%	0%	No rating
41 Top 27% in England	Cranford CofE Primary School North Northamptonshire · Church of England	70%	69%	23%	Good
42 Top 27% in England	Simon de Senlis Primary School Northampton	70%	67%	16%	Outstanding
43 Top 28% in England	Blakesley Church of England Primary School Blakesley · Church of England	72%	79%	21%	Good
44 Top 29% in England	Brambleside Primary School Kettering	68%	67%	10%	Report card
45 Top 29% in England	Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Northampton · Church of England	68%	75%	18%	No rating
46 Top 29% in England	Newnham Primary School Newnham (West Northamptonshire)	65%	55%	9%	No rating
47 Top 29% in England	Eastfield Academy Northampton	69%	82%	21%	Good
48 Top 30% in England	Ecton Brook Primary School Northampton	69%	70%	16%	Not judged
49 Top 32% in England	Middleton Cheney Primary Academy Middleton Cheney	69%	61%	4%	Report card
50 Top 32% in England	Long Buckby Junior School Long Buckby	71%	74%	5%	No rating
51 Top 34% in England	Kings Heath Primary Academy Northampton	70%	71%	8%	Outstanding
52 Top 34% in England	Denton Primary School Denton (West Northamptonshire)	66%	54%	0%	Report card
53 Top 34% in England	Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School West Northamptonshire · Church of England	72%	70%	0%	Report card
54 Top 34% in England	Isham Church of England Primary School Isham · Church of England	66%	43%	0%	Not judged
55 Top 35% in England	Overstone Primary School Sywell and Overstone	68%	63%	10%	No rating
56 Top 35% in England	Guilsborough Church of England Primary School Guilsborough · Church of England	67%	73%	5%	Good
57 Top 35% in England	Flore Church of England Primary School Flore · Church of England	69%	73%	0%	Good
58 Top 36% in England	Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School Loddington · Church of England	65%	64%	14%	No rating
59 Top 36% in England	Stanwick Primary School Stanwick	68%	63%	11%	No rating
60 Top 36% in England	Boughton Primary School Boughton (West Northamptonshire)	67%	57%	4%	No rating
61 Top 37% in England	Silverstone Church of England Primary School Silverstone · Church of England	65%	83%	13%	No rating
62 Top 37% in England	Whitehills Primary School Northampton	66%	62%	7%	Not judged
63 Top 37% in England	Little Harrowden Community Primary School Little Harrowden	66%	57%	3%	No rating
64 Top 39% in England	South End Junior School Rushden	67%	70%	5%	No rating
65 Top 39% in England	Corby Primary Academy Corby	68%	60%	0%	Not judged
66 Top 39% in England	St Luke's Church of England Primary School Northampton · Church of England	66%	72%	18%	Not judged
67 Top 39% in England	All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Wellingborough · Church of England	65%	63%	9%	Good
68 Top 39% in England	St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Kettering · Church of England	68%	76%	5%	Not judged
69 Top 39% in England	Bridgewater Primary School Northampton	65%	73%	11%	Not judged
70 Top 41% in England	Mawsley Primary School Mawsley Village	63%	51%	7%	Good
71 Top 41% in England	Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Clipston · Church of England	65%	69%	15%	No rating
72 Top 42% in England	Corby Old Village Primary School Corby	67%	63%	7%	Good
73 Top 44% in England	Rushden Primary Academy Rushden	65%	63%	7%	No rating
74 Top 44% in England	Bracken Leas Primary School Brackley	62%	63%	12%	Good
75 Top 44% in England	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby Corby · Roman Catholic	68%	76%	0%	Good
76 Top 45% in England	Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School Brigstock · Church of England	64%	60%	7%	No rating
77 Top 45% in England	Lumbertubs Primary School Northampton	66%	70%	0%	Good
78 Top 46% in England	Castle Academy Northampton	65%	69%	7%	Report card
79 Top 47% in England	Cedar Road Primary School Northampton	63%	73%	10%	Good
80 Top 47% in England	Redwell Primary School Wellingborough	65%	57%	2%	No rating
81 Top 47% in England	Collingtree Church of England Primary School Collingtree · Church of England	65%	62%	0%	Good
82 Top 48% in England	Kingsley Primary School Northampton	65%	51%	0%	Good
83 Top 48% in England	Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School Rothersthorpe · Church of England	63%	50%	14%	No rating
84 Top 48% in England	Cottingham Church of England Primary School Cottingham and Middleton · Church of England	64%	55%	0%	No rating
85 Top 48% in England	Oundle Church of England Primary School Oundle · Church of England	64%	68%	6%	Good
86 Top 48% in England	Chipping Warden Primary Academy Chipping Warden	61%	33%	8%	Good
87 Top 49% in England	Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School Staverton · Church of England	64%	73%	7%	No rating
88 Top 49% in England	Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School Corby · Roman Catholic	64%	72%	9%	No rating
89 Top 50% in England	Warwick Academy Wellingborough	64%	72%	8%	Good
90 Bottom 50% in England	Havelock Junior School Desborough	62%	60%	8%	No rating
91 Bottom 50% in England	St James Church of England Primary School Northampton · Church of England	61%	69%	19%	Report card
92 Bottom 50% in England	Cogenhoe Primary School Cogenhoe	61%	67%	7%	No rating
93 Bottom 49% in England	Towcester Church of England Primary School Towcester · Church of England	62%	71%	9%	Good
94 Bottom 49% in England	St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Kettering · Church of England	61%	63%	9%	Good
95 Bottom 48% in England	Kilsby Church of England Primary School Kilsby · Church of England	63%	54%	0%	Good
96 Bottom 48% in England	Irchester Community Primary School Irchester	63%	71%	9%	No rating
97 Bottom 47% in England	Compass Primary Academy Kettering	62%	50%	2%	Good
98 Bottom 47% in England	Hardingstone Academy Northampton	62%	56%	3%	No rating
99 Bottom 47% in England	Hazel Leys Academy Corby	61%	64%	4%	No rating
100 Bottom 46% in England	Woodford Church of England Primary School Woodford (North Northamptonshire) · Church of England	64%	62%	0%	No rating

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Best primary school in each town

Northampton · best: Pineham Barns Primary School
Wellingborough · best: Ruskin Academy
Kettering · best: Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
Rushden · best: South End Junior School
Corby · best: Corby Primary Academy
Brackley · best: Bracken Leas Primary School
Daventry · best: Abbey CofE Academy

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Questions

What is the best primary school in Northamptonshire?

On exam results over the last three years, Hartwell Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Northamptonshire, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.