The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolThe Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is a primary school in West Northamptonshire, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 282 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 57% of pupils at The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in West Northamptonshire and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 57% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Kingsthorpe Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Cambian Northampton SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file380 m
- Northgate School Academy TrustSpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade560 m
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Green Oaks Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Purple Oaks AcademySpecial. Good (overall), March 2022760 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).