Lings Primary School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN3 8NNPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 401 pupils. Lings Primary School is part of Northampton Primary Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 37%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

10%

Black

12%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

401

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 401
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Northampton Primary Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Nov 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.