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Overstone Gate Primary School

Primary · Free schools · Northampton, NN4 0HZ

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School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFree schools
Ages4 to 11
Pupils30
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Kayleigh Smith
TrustWOOTTON PARK ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
Opened01 Sept 2025

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151724.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils30
Girls18
Boys12
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.13.3%
First language not English20%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.2
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.1
Average class size30

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
63.3%
Other White
13.3%
Other mixed
6.7%
Other Black
6.7%
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
Pakistani
3.3%
Caribbean
3.3%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher9.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.6
Teachers (FTE)3.3
Teaching assistants (FTE)1.73
Support staff (FTE)2.73

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.28
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.119
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.66
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.27
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Overstone Gate Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miAll-throughWootton Park SchoolFree schools
Outstanding
0.2 miPrimaryThe Abbey Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miSecondaryAbbeyfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.5 miPrimarySimon de Senlis Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.6 miNurseryGloucester Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.6 miNot applicableNorthampton High School GDSTOther independent school
Unrated
0.6 miPrimaryEast Hunsbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryHardingstone AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryQueen Eleanor Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryDelapre Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Overstone Gate Primary School

How hard is it to get into Overstone Gate Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Overstone Gate Primary School made 28 offers from 119 applications (4.3 per offer), and 27 of 66 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Overstone Gate Primary School?

Overstone Gate Primary School has 30 pupils aged 4 to 11.

How big are classes at Overstone Gate Primary School?

At Overstone Gate Primary School, the average class had 30 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 9.1 pupils per teacher.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.