Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School

State-Funded School

malcolm-arnold-preparatory-school-west-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN2 6JWPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 401 pupils. Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School is part of The David Ross Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

401

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 401
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The David Ross Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 28 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2017	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.