The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Northampton

In its own words: "The Vision and ethos of Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is closely tied to our school mission statement, 'Following Jesus, the Good Shepherd, in all we say and do.' The Gospel values of Jesus Christ underlie what we do at our school."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A place of learning, high expectation and fun. We pride ourselves on ensuring all children feel valued as a member of God's family. Our curriculum is designed to develop the whole child and aims to meet the needs and interests of all pupils through quality teaching and learning, the highest possible standards and hard work."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

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

Results rose from 72% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School are Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 60% reading, 62% maths); Kingsthorpe Village Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); Green Oaks Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 67% maths); and Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 79% maths).

The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (92%).

42.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (38%), White British (21%) and Asian (8%).

The nearest railway station is Northampton Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingsland Avenue (o/s 44), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 341 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, The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School are Malcolm Arnold Academy (0.5 miles), Kingsthorpe College (0.9 miles), Northampton School for Girls (1 mile) and Northampton International Academy (1.1 miles).