John Hellins Primary School
Brownswood Drive, Potterspury, Towcester, NN12 7PGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
John Hellins Primary School is a primary school in Towcester for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 204 schools in West Northamptonshire. It ranks 1st of 11 primary schools in Towcester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 April 2025, report published 19 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 April 2025
John Hellins Primary School is an aspirational and inclusive school. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and nurturing. Pupils are happy and they feel safe. They demonstrate mature attitudes to their learning. Pupils are incredibly proud of their personal achievements and also the special community that they belong to. The school has incredibly high expectations for pupils' academic and wider development. Pupils achieve exceptionally well. The school's published outcomes are impressive. Pupils enjoy supporting each other in lessons and discussing their learning. They show high levels of perseverance, resilience and self-motivation. Pupils consistently follow the school's behaviour charter to 'be the best that you can be'. They consistently treat each other with empathy, courtesy and respect. During unstructured times, pupils play joyfully with each other. They display a respectful confidence when talking to adults. Pupils benefit from carefully planned experiences that enrich the curriculum. This includes an extensive range of clubs and projects such as 'grow a pound'. Disadvantaged pupils are particularly well considered as part of this offer. Pupils enjoy taking on extra responsibilities, from taking care of the school rabbits to being school librarians. Parents and carers are incredibly positive about the school. One parent, reflective of many, shared, 'My child has thrived and excelled here.'
What the school should improve
- The key learning in the early years curriculum is not always explicitly defined. Resources and interactions do not consistently promote the repetition of learning that children need. As a result, sometimes children do not achieve as well as they could. The school should ensure that all key learning in the early years curriculum is defined clearly so that staff can build in effective opportunities for children to develop and embed the knowledge they learn.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
202 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near John Hellins Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Old Stratford Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| Cosgrove Village Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 44% met the expected standard |
| Deanshanger Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 57% met the expected standard |
| St Mary and St Giles Church of England School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jodie Matthews
- Phone
- 01908542405
- Address
- Brownswood Drive, Potterspury, Towcester, NN12 7PG
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- URN
- 121851
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.