Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery
Primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire. Outstanding (Nov 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 15 November 2022, report published 15 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesHunsbury Park Primary School
Good (Sep 2022)
- 0.5 milesDelapre Primary School
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
- 0.7 milesQueen Eleanor Primary Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 1.0 milesThe Abbey Primary School
Good (Mar 2023)
- 1.0 milesSimon de Senlis Primary School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.