Lings Primary School
About the school
Lings Primary School is an open primary school in West Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 March 2023
- Published
- 23 May 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 51%
- West Northamptonshire
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- West Northamptonshire
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 70%
- West Northamptonshire
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 68%
- West Northamptonshire
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 67%
- West Northamptonshire
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 75%
- West Northamptonshire
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 26%
- West Northamptonshire
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 75%
- West Northamptonshire
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- West Northamptonshire
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- West Northamptonshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- West Northamptonshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
413
Girls
49.15%
Boys
50.85%
SEN support
9.20%
Education, health and care plan
1.69%
English as an additional language
47.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.65%
Overall absence
5.93
Persistent absence
15.94