What’s so great about our new free school in Northampton?
The best things about our school
Why choose our new free school in Northampton?
Overstone Gate Primary School is a new free school in Northampton. It is the school of choice for parents and carers who are proud to be ambitious for their children, value academic success, and want them to achieve to the fullest of their ability within a supportive and caring environment.
Based on the highly successful model established by the all-through ‘Outstanding’ Wootton Park School
Led by our exceptional Headteacher Mrs Kayleigh Smith, formerly Vice Principal at Wootton Park School, supported by Chief Executive Officer Dan Rosser, founding Principal of Wootton Park School
Proven track record of leadership support from Wootton Park School, with a first-rate teaching team and subject specialists to deliver Spanish from age 4, PE and technology
A rigorous, broad and ambitious, knowledge-rich curriculum
A wide and exciting range of extracurricular enrichment activities
A longer school day and family-friendly provision, with a breakfast club from 7.30am, after-school clubs available until 4.00pm and wrap-around care until 6.00pm**
No fees, non-selective
A smaller school where every child really does matter, built as a two-form entry primary school and opened with one class of 30 Reception learners in 2025*
Flagship state-of-the-art energy efficient new build located at the Overstone Leys development scheduled for completion by April 2026, with unique features including solar panels, living wall features in every classroom, a green roof and natural light and ventilation throughout the building (our Reception pupils are being hosted at Wootton Park School for the first two terms, between September 2025 and March 2026)
Excellent indoor facilities including a large main hall and studio area, library, ICT, DT and Food Technology facilities, SEN and medical rooms
Wonderful outdoor facilities including a covered play area and outside space for Reception learners, an amphitheatre/outdoor classroom, a forest school, a trim trail, habitat areas, a multi-use games area (MUGA), and a large hard-standing playground
*Planned to grow by adding a Reception intake each year until reaching capacity as a two-form entry school with up to 420 learners aged 4-11 in line with increased housing growth and demand.
**Subject to demand.
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