Moulton Primary School, Northampton

Ofsted's report card from its 15 September 2026 inspection grades Moulton Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 4 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to a strong start in the early years."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have recently strengthened processes for identifying trends and patterns in absence."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school knows all its pupils well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school has been through a period of turbulence."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has a cohesive and coherently planned offer for personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Typically, pupils learn the essential parts of the curriculum that help them to access learning."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The school's curriculum is well organised."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently prioritise the key knowledge set out in the curriculum so that pupils develop secure and lasting knowledge over time"; "The school should continue to improve pupils' writing, including in relation to handwriting"; "Leaders should ensure that the most able pupils consistently receive work that is well matched to their abilities"; "Leaders should ensure that approaches to teaching in Year 1 consistently enable pupils to learn and embed the planned curriculum"; "Leaders should continue their work to improve communication and strengthen relationships with the school's parental community".

In its own words: "At Moulton Primary School we split ourselves into three families across school - Tull, Crick and Spencer. Each year group has one class per family. We enjoy and celebrate many successes across our families through weekly family assemblies and celebrations. Each family collects tokens and these are collected in once a week."

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Moulton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% 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 (83% in reading, 84% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Moulton Primary School as their first choice and 124 named it as one of their preferences, for 82 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 Moulton Primary School are Overstone Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 73% maths); Thorplands Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 82% maths); Boothville Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 76% maths); and All Saints CofE VA Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 66% maths).

Moulton Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (72%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 81 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 17 (2.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Moulton Primary School.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parade Bank (opposite), 170 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 59 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90).

In 2024/25, Moulton Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Moulton Primary School are Moulton School and Science College (0.2 miles) and Northampton School (0.6 miles).