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EnglandEast MidlandsWest NorthamptonshireNN2 7BHThe Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Primary

The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School

Primary

West Northamptonshire · Northampton · NN2 7BH www.thegoodshepherdcatholicprimaryschool.org.uk

Pupils
272
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
272
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
272
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 29/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio30.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School · Primary · West Northamptonshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
-2pp
59%55%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
272
Pupil : teacher ratio
30.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
42%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Kingsland Gardens, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7BH
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%7%77%27%70%10%70%17%93%63%104.0103.0105.013%272
2023/2459%0%72%28%63%0%61%17%87%74%104.0102.0107.07%291
2022/2350%6%65%9%65%18%71%15%85%76%103.0104.0106.0-2.80-0.80-0.907%296
2018/1953%6%65%19%79%19%61%17%77%74%102.0102.0104.0-0.60+0.50-1.506%372
2017/1850%4%62%21%81%4%56%19%83%60%103.0101.0104.0-0.10-1.10-1.50388
2016/1749%5%61%14%74%18%67%14%75%70%102.0103.0104.0-1.30-0.10-1.606%406

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2527229.713%42%20%4%8%
2023/2429122.67%44%23%6%20%
2022/2329623.97%42%25%7%20%
2021/2229320.79%39%21%7%20%
2020/2132223.76%41%18%
2018/1937225.06%37%16%4%8%
2017/1818.04%10%
2016/1740620.96%32%18%4%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.