Crick Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Main Road
Crick
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 7TU
Phone 01788822633
Reference Number 121812

Crick Primary School is performing well overall with a strong emphasis on safeguarding, a high-quality curriculum, and a positive learning environment. The school has successfully established a culture where pupils feel safe and valued, with leaders actively working to ensure all pupils, including those with special educational needs, receive the support they require. However, while pupils are making steady progress, there are concerns regarding the underachievement of some pupils in reading, writing, and mathematics, indicating that further improvements can be made in these areas.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 193
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.48%
Girls: 43.52%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 18 30
2 13 12 25
3 21 9 30
4 13 10 23
5 15 13 28
6 20 11 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.6%
African 3.1%
White, Other 2.6%
Indian 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
White & Asian 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Irish 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Expected standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 17 Mar 2026
Date Report
17 Mar 2026 School inspection
02 Feb 2022 School inspection
13 Dec 2016 Short inspection
13 Oct 2011 Full inspection
17 Sep 2008 Full inspection
24 Jan 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong safeguarding practices that ensure pupils feel safe.
  • Ambitious and well-planned curriculum that supports pupil learning.
  • High-quality interactions and supportive relationships in early years.
  • Effective behaviour management and positive school environment.
  • Leaders maintain high expectations and support staff development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not achieve as highly as they could in core subjects.
  • Teachers do not consistently adapt learning tasks for higher attaining pupils.
  • Improvements in teaching practices are not always carried out with precision.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 39%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.2
Writing 1.3
Maths -1.1

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 15 5

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