Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School
Primary schoolMalcolm Arnold Preparatory School is a primary school in West Northamptonshire, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 401 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 28 June 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 75% of pupils at Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in West Northamptonshire and 62% in England.
18% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 18% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Malcolm Arnold AcademySecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional)10 m
- Fairfields SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, March 2024240 m
- Kingsthorpe Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Cambian Northampton SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file700 m
- Northgate School Academy TrustSpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade740 m
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Northamptonshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).