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Hunsbury Park Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademy354 pupilsNurseryNorthamptonWest Northamptonshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, September 2022
Reached the expected level at 1160%England 63%
Attendance93.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families32%A bit more than most schools
PlacesFull354 pupils, 285 places
Pupils per teacher11.9School workforce census

Hunsbury Park Primary School is a converter academy in Northampton for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 354 pupils, 69 more than it has places for. About 32 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Dayrell Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, NN4 9RR01604 761566hunsburypark.northants.sch.ukMr Daniel York headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 27 September 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

46 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Hunsbury Park Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1160%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level4%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score104.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score104.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 52%52%20172018: 35%35%20182019: 54%54%20192023: 57%57%20232024: 70%70%20242025: 60%60%2025
Since 2017: +8%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†West NorthamptonshireEngland
Pupils tested464144543129
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%70%57%54%35%52%62%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths4%0%0%4%3%3%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score104.0105.0103.0101.0101.0102.0105.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.0105.0105.0100.099.0100.0104.7104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score106.0106.0104.0101.099.0103.0104.9105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard74%78%68%63%61%62%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard74%80%84%61%39%55%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)71%75%70%59%61%76%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.4-0.3-2.0-0.5
Maths progressMaths progress score+3.5-2.3-2.6-2.0
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged53%53%27%33%13%50%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged65%80%72%64%60%53%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Hunsbury Park Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
53%65%
Gap 12 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
52%70%
Gap 18 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
73%60%
Gap 13 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%4%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Northamptonshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll354Census January 2026
Places285124% full
Pupils from low-income families30%32% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English32%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support8%28 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan26%92 pupils with a plan
Average class size17.118 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)31%£151,900 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls199 / 155
White British pupils44%

Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 77 pupils, for autism.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in West Northamptonshire with autism provision.

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 22.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 17.9 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (77), language and communications needs (16), emotional and mental health (11), Other difficulty or disability (8), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Specific learning difficulty (3).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school19.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission3.4%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.2%7.2%7.0%8.3%3.3%4.8%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.8%4.5%3.1%6.0%2.5%3.6%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence3.4%2.7%3.9%2.4%0.8%1.2%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence19.2%22.0%24.5%27.9%6.8%10.6%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for Hunsbury Park Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers28.9full-time equivalent, 33 people
Pupils per teacher11.9Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers94%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants30.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£45,959
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£10,545England £7,738. Total £3.6m
Income per pupil£11,277England £7,697. Total £3.9m
Spent on teachers per pupil£5,173England £3,480
Money in reserve9%A healthy amount put by: £334k, £974 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£251kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£10,545spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m29812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate90 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£300,000West Northamptonshire
Nearest bus stop210 mPlantagenet Walk, 8 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Briar Hill Primary School & NurseryAcademy570 m350Outstanding 202294Compare
Delapre Primary SchoolCouncil960 m539Good 202333Compare
Queen Eleanor Primary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles223Good 202355Compare
Simon de Senlis Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles434Outstanding 202493Compare
The Abbey Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles330Good 202350Compare
Wootton Park SchoolFree school1.1 miles1,670Not inspected84Compare
Overstone Gate Primary SchoolFree school1.1 miles30Not inspectedCompare
Pineham Barns Primary SchoolFree school1.2 miles413Report card 202697Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Hunsbury Park Primary School a good school?

Hunsbury Park Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2022.

What is Hunsbury Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Hunsbury Park Primary School good at its last full inspection on 27 September 2022.

How good are Hunsbury Park Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 60% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 4% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Hunsbury Park Primary School have?

354 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 285 places, so it is 124% full.

What is attendance like at Hunsbury Park Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 19% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Hunsbury Park Primary School?

The average class had 17.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does Hunsbury Park Primary School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has sen unit for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Dayrell Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, NN4 9RR
Telephone
01604 761566
Website
www.hunsburypark.northants.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mr Daniel York
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Orbis Education Trust (3 schools)
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Ward
Hunsbury
Constituency
Northampton South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 November 2025 (academy converter)
URN
151994 · LAESTAB 9412218 · UKPRN 10098545
Formerly
Hunsbury Park Primary School

Where these figures come from