Green Oaks Primary Academy, Northampton

In its own words: "The Green Oaks Primary Academy provides for the needs of children within the 4 to 11 age range. Pupils will be admitted at the age of 4+ without reference to ability or aptitude using the criteria set out in this policy. Admission to our Academy is not dependent on any 'voluntary' contribution."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Green Oaks Primary Academy, part of the Greenwood Academy Trust. At Green Oaks, we are proud to be a nurturing, inclusive and ambitious learning community where every child is encouraged to These values underpin everything we do and ensure our pupils grow into confident, respectful and successful individuals who value themselves and others."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Green Oaks Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in West Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Green Oaks Primary Academy as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Green Oaks Primary Academy are The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 77% reading, 70% maths); Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 60% reading, 62% maths); Sunnyside Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 72% maths); and Kingsthorpe Village Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths).

Green Oaks Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Green Oaks Primary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Green Oaks Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 74% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (78%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).

47.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (11.4%) received SEN support and 22 (10%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Northampton Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holdenby Road (opposite), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 302 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Green Oaks Primary Academy issued 15 suspensions, 6.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Green Oaks Primary Academy are Kingsthorpe College (0.4 miles), Northampton School for Girls (0.7 miles), Malcolm Arnold Academy (0.8 miles) and St Thomas Becket Catholic School (1.3 miles).