Headlands Primary School

Bushland Road, Northampton, NN3 2NS

450 pupils · 95% of 474 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Academy converter
Ages
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Trust
NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Free school meals
19.3%

Ofsted

Good (2024)Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 7 February 2024, published 14 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths60%
Reaching the higher standard9%

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry434210043
Sept 2025 entry586412058
Sept 2024 entry586312558
Sept 2023 entry484610648
Sept 2022 entry575410756
Sept 2021 entry565010456
Sept 2020 entry606313660
Sept 2019 entry605713360

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.