Earl Spencer Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Earl Spencer Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 February 2025. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Streatfield Road, Spencer Estate, Northampton, NN5 7DE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 352 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 February 2025
Strengths
- “Earl Spencer pupils are friendly and welcoming.”
- “They try hard to live up to the high expectations for their behaviour.”
- “They listen attentively to their teachers.”
To improve
- “The processes for checking pupils’ learning of this knowledge are not fully established yet.”
- “This means that sometimes teachers do not have the information they need to identify and address specific gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “Nevertheless, some pupils do not have the confidence or language to explain their learning in detail.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as West Northamptonshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- St James Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Kings Heath Primary Academy 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Castle Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Spring Lane Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Lyncrest Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Chiltern Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published