Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton SouthConstituency

NN4 8SWPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 350 pupils. Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery is part of The David Ross Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 91%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

13%

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

350

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

68%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 350
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The David Ross Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
4 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.