Pineham Barns Primary School
Dragonfly Way, NN4 9FF
413 pupils · 98% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRESTON HEDGES TRUST
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Free school meals
- 10.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Exceptional |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 20 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 87% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 22% |
“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 — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 68 | 128 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 67 | 99 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 58 | 97 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 65 | 93 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 71 | 101 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 57 | 81 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 74 | 99 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 53 | 80 | 57 |
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
- Upton Meadows Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hunsbury Park Primary School 2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Millway Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Kislingbury Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.