Brington Primary SchoolHarlestone Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Northampton.

Summary of the comparison

Brington Primary School and Harlestone Primary School are primary schools in Northampton.

  • Brington Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Harlestone Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Harlestone Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brington Primary School was judged Good and Harlestone Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 78.0% for Brington Primary School and 55.0% for Harlestone Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Harlestone Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brington Primary School versus Harlestone Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorthamptonBrington Primary SchoolNorthamptonHarlestone Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking68th of 145 in West Northamptonshire 58th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll47 58
Capacity70 56
LocationNorthampton, NN7 4HX Northampton, NN7 4EN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census47 58
Free school meals (ever 6)10.6% 12.1%
English as an additional language2.1% 0.0%
SEN support4.3% 25.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.1% Stronger figure5.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brington Primary School

Harlestone Primary School

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