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Contact Details

The name, postal address and telephone number of the school, and the name of a person to whom enquiries should be addressed is:

Mrs Alison Willis, Headteacher, Loatlands Primary School, Harrington Road, Desborough, Northants, NN14 2NJ, Tel: 01536 903713

Queries about Special Educational Needs should be addressed to:

Mrs Beckie Robinson, Assistant Headteacher, Loatlands Primary School, Harrington Road, Desborough, Northants, NN14 2NJ, Tel: 01536 903713

Admission Arrangements

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details within our published admissions policies.  In-year applications for 2024-25 are covered by the applicable admissions policy and are handled via application to Northamptonshire County Council Admissions using the weblink below.  Applications for 2025-26 are covered by the applicable admissions policy and must be completed by the 15th January each year; these applications are to be made to North Northamptonshire County Council Admissions using the weblink below

Apply for a primary school place | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)

In the event of oversubscription for places, the following criteria will be applied

Loatlands Primary School

The published total admission number for the school is 420.

For each Reception intake from September the admission number is 60.

Places will be allocated to pupils who have a statement of SEN or an EHC Plan that names the school as the appropriate provision. When there are more applications for places than there are places available, priority will be given in the following order:

 1. Looked After Children and all previously Looked After Children (see paragraph 6.1 for definition of ‘Looked After Children’).

2. Children who live in the linked area of Braybrooke.

3. Children with a sibling link (see paragraph 6.3 for definition of ‘sibling’) continuing at the school at the time of the admission of the younger child.

4. Children who live closer to the preferred school than any other school.

5. Other children.

Distance Tiebreaker

If the admission number is exceeded within criterion 3, priority will be given to those who live furthest from the nearest alternative school.

If the admission number is exceeded within any other criterion, priority will be given to those who live closest to the school.

Measurements are carried out in a straight line basis from the child’s home address to the address point of the school.

In the case where multiple applications for the same shared dwelling occurs (eg. Flats), a randomiser will be used to decide the priority in which the pupils within the shared dwelling are selected in the event of a tie. The random allocation process will be subject to independent verification.

Loatlands Nursery

The published total admission number for the Nursery is 39 per session.

Places will be allocated to pupils who have been registered with the School Office. Parents are able to register their child from the July following their child’s first birthday. The allocations will be made on a first come, first served basis although the session preference stated by parents at the time of registration may not always be available. These places will be allocated in the term prior to them joining. When there are more applications for places than there are places available, priority will be given in the following order:

1. Looked After Children and all previously Looked After Children (see paragraph 6.1 for definition of ‘Looked After Children’).

2. Date of registration of the pupil

3. Children who live in Desborough.

4. Other children.

Distance Tiebreaker

If the admission number is exceeded within any criteria, priority will be given to those closest to the school. Measurements are carried out in a straight line basis from the child’s home address to the address point of the school.

In the case where multiple applications for the same shared dwelling occurs (eg. Flats), a randomiser will be used to decide the priority in which the pupils within the shared dwelling are selected in the event of a tie. The random allocation process will be subject to independent verification.

Appeals Process

If you have applied and been refused a place at our school (in any year group), you are entitled to appeal against that decision.

Appeals for Loatlands Primary School are administered by North Northamptonshire Council Admissions Team. For more information on the process please see: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/school-admissions/appeal-school-place

Ofsted

Information as to where and by what means parents may access the most recent report about the school published by His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills can be found here. 

Ofsted Parent View 

Ofsted Parent View gives you the chance to tell Ofsted what you think of your child’s school,. Please follow this link to access Ofsted Parent View https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

Key Stage 2 Results & School Performance Tables

Information as to where and by what means parents may access the School Performance Tables published by the Secretary of State on the Department for Education's website can be found here - Loatlands Primary School - Compare school and college performance data in England - GOV.UK

School Curriculum

Information about the school curriculum is available on our "Curriculum" page.

Pupil Behaviour

The measures determined by the head teacher under section 89 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (determination by head teacher of behaviour policy) are provided by following this link in the main menu >> Parents >> Behaviour, Discipline and BullyingBehaviour, Discipline and Bullying.

Pupil Premium

The amount of the school's allocation from the Pupil Premium grant(5) in respect of the current academic year; details of how it is intended that the allocation will be spent; details of how the previous academic year's allocation was spent, and the effect of this expenditure on the educational attainment of those pupils at the school in respect of whom grant funding was allocated. These reports are available in the sidebar of the page.

Sports Premium

These reports are available in the sidebar of the page.

Special Educational Needs

The report prepared by the school under section 317(5)(a) of EA 1996 (duties of governing bodies in relation to special educational needs(6)) can be found in our Inclusion Policy, downloadable from the sidebar.

Charging Policy

The school's charging and remissions policy determined by them under section 457 of EA 1996(7) can be found in the sidebar.

School Ethos and Values

“At Loatlands Primary School we aim to nurture children with the skills and qualities to strive for excellence and flourish in a modern world. We aim to grow together as a ‘school family’ to develop lasting learning partnerships and the respect of others"

Loatlands Primary School will:

• Strive for excellence and recognise achievements
• Ensure a happy, inclusive and safe environment where every child is valued 
as an individual
• Develop resilient lifelong learners who welcome challenge
• Work in partnerships to develop the best opportunities for each child
• Encourage values of respect, acceptance and tolerance for others
• Be an active part of the wider community
• Encourage and promote an active and healthy lifestyle

Loatlands Primary School is part of the Pathfinder Schools Trust.