Lings Primary SchoolLumbertubs Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Lings Primary School and Lumbertubs Primary School are primary schools in Northampton.

  • Lings Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lumbertubs Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lumbertubs Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lings Primary School was judged Good and Lumbertubs 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 51.0% for Lings Primary School and 70.0% for Lumbertubs Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lings Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Lumbertubs Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lings Primary School versus Lumbertubs Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorthamptonLings Primary SchoolNorthamptonLumbertubs Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking79th of 145 in West Northamptonshire 37th of 145 in West Northamptonshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll413 242
Capacity450 242
LocationNorthampton, NN3 8NN Northampton, NN3 8HZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard51.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census413 242
Free school meals (ever 6)31.6% 35.6%
English as an additional language47.9% 37.6%
SEN support9.2% 14.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.9% Stronger figure18.1% 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.

Lings Primary School

Lumbertubs Primary School

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