Sunnyside Primary Academy, Northampton

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children and staff of Sunnyside Primary Academy, I am delighted to welcome you to our school community. We are very proud of our Academy and are committed to continual improvement and achieving the best possible outcomes for our children."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 5:30pm, from £4.00 per session.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Sunnyside Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 72% 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 (78% in reading, 64% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Sunnyside Primary Academy as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 Sunnyside Primary Academy are All Saints CofE VA Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 66% maths); Boughton Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths); Green Oaks Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 63% reading, 67% maths); and Whitehills Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 72% reading, 80% maths).

Sunnyside Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Sunnyside 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.

110 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sunnyside Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 64% would recommend the school, 73% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (77%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).

30.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Asian (14%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (9.6%) received SEN support and 18 (4.9%) 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 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Yardley Drive (opposite), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 176 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, Sunnyside Primary Academy issued 13 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Sunnyside Primary Academy are Kingsthorpe College (0.4 miles), Northampton School for Girls (1 mile), St Thomas Becket Catholic School (1.3 miles) and Moulton School and Science College (1.7 miles).