Lyncrest Primary School

West NorthamptonshireCommunity school

Lyncrest Avenue, Northampton, NN5 5PE

Headteacher: Mrs Jemma GillespieSchool website ↗Pupils: 236 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2022
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
45%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2022
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 6 July 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
45.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 76%·Writing 48%·Maths 83%All three 45%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected48%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
30of 33 (90.9%)
How many applied in total?
62

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
34.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
118 girls, 118 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 73% (2018/19), currently 45%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1650.0%3.0%-2.1-1.1+0.4
2016/1746.0%0.0%-1.0-1.90.0
2017/1860.0%0.0%0.0-3.8-1.6
2018/1973.0%3.0%-2.4-2.7-1.8
2022/2348.0%4.0%-3.2-5.0-0.4
2023/2462.0%3.0%---
2024/2545.0%0.0%---
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