Headlands Primary School, Northampton

In its own words: "Our school is a community in which we encourage traditional values of courtesy and respect for one another. We encourage children to take a pride in caring for their environment and to value each other as individuals with respect for one another’s rights and property. We are pleased to have established strong and varied links throughout the local community."

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Headlands Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in West Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (66% in reading, 73% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Headlands Primary School as their first choice and 100 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Headlands Primary School are St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); Weston Favell CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 88% maths); The Arbours Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 83% maths); and Eastfield Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Headlands Primary School.

Headlands Primary School is one of 13 schools run by Northampton Primary Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

31.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 92 (20.4%) 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 autism.

Headlands Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism and severe learning difficulties: 50 places, 50 pupils on roll.

Headlands Primary School had 30 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Northampton Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Silverdale Road (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 365 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Headlands Primary School issued 21 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Headlands Primary School are Weston Favell Academy (0.2 miles), Northampton Academy (0.8 miles), St Thomas Becket Catholic School (1 mile) and Northampton School for Girls (1.1 miles).