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Brington Primary School

URN
121798
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Brington Primary School
URN
121798
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

84 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

83

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

86

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#18 of 121 schools in West Northamptonshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Brington Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Brington Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 October 2023
Inspection date
12 September 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 October 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 October 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

5

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

9

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

5

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.8×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (West Northamptonshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.bringtonprimaryschool.org.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select West Northamptonshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

100.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

89.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

78.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

78.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NN7 4HX - Little Brington, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Contact details

Address
Little Brington, Northampton, Northamptonshire
Postcode
NN7 4HX
Phone
1604770286
Website
www.bringtonprimaryschool.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
West Northamptonshire
Local authority code
941

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 224 schools in West Northamptonshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

224

Open schools

207

Closed schools

15

Primary schools

156

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Good

Graded 18 October 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 October 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 October 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 October 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 October 202312 September 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 18 October 2023
    • Good

      Published
      18 October 2023
      Inspected
      12 September 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    55.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 5

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    18

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary156 (71.2%)
    • Secondary18 (8.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other45 (20.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Harlestone Primary School3.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    East Haddon Church of England Primary School4.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Flore Church of England Primary School4.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Harpole Primary School4.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Long Buckby Junior School4.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Long Buckby Infant School4.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Ryelands Middle School5.3 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    The Bliss Charity School5.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Duston Eldean Primary School5.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Duston School5.7 kmSecondaryClosed
    • Harlestone Primary School
      Distance
      3.9 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • East Haddon Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      4.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Flore Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      4.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Harpole Primary School
      Distance
      4.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (West Northamptonshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey CofE AcademyPrimaryNN11 4GDOpen
    Abington Vale Primary SchoolPrimaryNN3 3NQOpen
    All Saints CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimaryNN2 7AJOpen
    Ashby Fields Primary SchoolPrimaryNN11 0YPOpen
    Ashton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryNN7 2JHOpen
    • Abbey CofE Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN11 4GD
      Status
      Open
    • Abington Vale Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN3 3NQ
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CofE VA Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN2 7AJ
      Status
      Open
    • Ashby Fields Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN11 0YP
      Status
      Open
    • Ashton CofE Primary School
    Long Buckby Junior School
    Distance
    4.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Long Buckby Infant School
    Distance
    4.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ryelands Middle School
    Distance
    5.3 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Bliss Charity School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Duston Eldean Primary School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Duston School
    Distance
    5.7 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NN7 2JH
    Status
    Open