The Arbours Primary Academy
St Gregory's Road, Northampton, NN3 3QF
333 pupils · 79% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Free school meals
- 21.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2023, published 12 September 2023. 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 | 83% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 38% |
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 38 | 37 | 104 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 32 | 29 | 83 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 86 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 24 | 65 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 48 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 19 | 48 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 33 | 33 | 73 | 33 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 30 | 67 | 31 |
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
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Headlands Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Lumbertubs Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Boothville Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lings Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thorplands Primary School 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.