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Overstone Gate Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedFree school30 pupilsNorthamptonWest 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.
Pupils from low-income families13%Far fewer than most schools
Places390 spare30 pupils, 420 places
Pupils per teacher9.1School workforce census
Pupils on roll30Census January 2026

Overstone Gate Primary School is a free school in Northampton for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 30 pupils and room for 420. About 13 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Wootton Hall Park (Temporary Address), Northampton, NN4 0HZMrs Kayleigh Smith headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

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 roll30Census January 2026
Places4207% full
Pupils from low-income families13%13% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English20%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support7%2 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%1 pupil with a plan
Average class size30.01 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)13%£6,200 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls12 / 18
White British pupils63%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (2), Severe learning difficulty (1).

Staff

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

Teachers3.3full-time equivalent, 6 people
Pupils per teacher9.1Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants1.7full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£57,542
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m16312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate59 per 1,000 people35% lower than the England average
Typical house price£300,000West Northamptonshire
Nearest bus stop190 mNene Valley Way slip road, 7 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
Wootton Park SchoolFree school0 m1,670Not inspected84Compare
The Abbey Primary SchoolAcademy380 m330Good 202350Compare
Simon de Senlis Primary SchoolAcademy830 m434Outstanding 202493Compare
East Hunsbury Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles453Good 202257Compare
Hardingstone AcademyAcademy0.7 miles230Good 202349Compare
Queen Eleanor Primary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles223Good 202355Compare
Delapre Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles539Good 202333Compare
Wootton Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles306No overall grade 202589Compare
Primary schools in West NorthamptonshirePrimary schools in NorthamptonBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Overstone Gate Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Overstone Gate Primary School yet.

How many pupils does Overstone Gate Primary School have?

30 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 7% full.

How big are the classes at Overstone Gate Primary School?

The average class had 30.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

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

Contact and details

Address
Wootton Hall Park (Temporary Address), Northampton, NN4 0HZ
Headteacher
Mrs Kayleigh Smith
Type of school
Free school (Free schools, free schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Multi-academy trust
Wootton Park Academy Trust (2 schools)
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Ward
Hunsbury
Constituency
Northampton South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2025 (academy free school)
URN
151724 · LAESTAB 9412005 · UKPRN 10098683
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from