Schools in West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire at a glance
- Schools
- 180 147 state primary, 23 state secondary, 2 sixth-form or college and 8 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
- Good or Outstanding
- 93% 137 of the 147 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 15 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
- Oversubscribed in 2026
- 29 Of 164 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
- Offer distances held
- 0% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 0 of 170 state schools that take an intake. West Northamptonshire's published offer-day figures.
The best schools in West Northamptonshire
Primary
| Place in West Northamptonshire | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartwell Primary School | Northampton | Top 1% |
| 2 | John Hellins Primary School | Towcester | Top 5% |
| 3 | Pineham Barns Primary School | Top 5% | |
| 4 | West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School | Northampton | Top 5% |
| 5 | The Arbours Primary Academy | Northampton | Top 5% |
| 6 | Yardley Hastings Primary School | Northampton | Top 5% |
| 7 | Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery | Northampton | Top 10% |
| 8 | Preston Hedges Primary School | Northampton | Top 10% |
| 9 | Wootton Park School | Northampton | Top 10% |
| 10 | East Haddon Church of England Primary School | Northampton | Top 10% |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full West Northamptonshire primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Secondary (GCSE)
| Place in West Northamptonshire | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton School for Boys | Northampton | Top 10% |
| 2 | Northampton Academy | Northampton | Top 25% |
| 3 | Wootton Park School | Northampton | Top 25% |
| 4 | Northampton School for Girls | Northampton | Top 25% |
| 5 | Sponne School | Towcester | Top half |
| 6 | Caroline Chisholm School | Northampton | Top half |
| 7 | Chenderit School | Banbury | Top half |
| 8 | The Duston School | Northampton | Top half |
| 9 | Campion School | Northampton | Top half |
| 10 | Elizabeth Woodville School | Milton Keynes | Lower half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full West Northamptonshire secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Towns
- Badby 1 school · best schools
- Banbury 8 schools · best schools
- Brackley 8 schools · best schools
- Cosgrove 1 school · best schools
- Daventry 17 schools · best schools
- Market Harborough 1 school · best schools
- Milton Keynes 3 schools
- Northampton 116 schools · best schools
- Northamptonshire 1 school · best schools
- Roade 1 school · best schools
- Rugby 2 schools · best schools
- Towcester 15 schools · best schools
Getting in
Starting Reception in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2026 | Reception applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | West Northamptonshire council |
| 15 January 2027 | Primary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | West Northamptonshire council |
| 16 April 2027 | Primary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | West Northamptonshire council |
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2026 | Year 7 applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | West Northamptonshire council |
| 31 October 2026 | Secondary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | West Northamptonshire council |
| 1 March 2027 | Secondary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | West Northamptonshire council |
Every West Northamptonshire admission date · After offer day in West Northamptonshire: replies, waiting lists and appeals
We hold no catchment maps for West Northamptonshire. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.
Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 0 of 170 state schools (0%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.
Private schools, fees and childcare
Private school fees in West Northamptonshire: we hold checked fees for 4 of 8 private schools.
Childcare costs, town by town: 157 nurseries and pre-schools in West Northamptonshire, with fees held for 35. Nurseries in West Northamptonshire by Ofsted rating.
Every school in West Northamptonshire, A to Z by town
Badby
Banbury
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy
- Chenderit School
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy
- Greatworth Primary School
- Kings Sutton Primary Academy
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy
- Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School
Brackley
- Bracken Leas Primary School
- Brackley Church of England Junior School
- Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School
- Farthinghoe Primary School
- Helmdon Primary School
- Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery
- The Radstone Primary School
- Waynflete Infants' School
Cosgrove
Daventry
- Abbey CofE Academy
- Ashby Fields Primary School
- Boddington Church of England Primary Academy
- Braunston Church of England Primary School
- Byfield School
- DSLV E-ACT Academy
- E-ACT The Grange School
- Falconer's Hill Academy
- Falconer's Hill Infant School
- Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School
- Newnham Primary School
- St James Infant School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School
- The Parker E-ACT Academy
- Welton Church of England Academy
- Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy
Market Harborough
Milton Keynes
Northampton
- Abbeyfield School
- Abington Vale Primary School
- All Saints CofE VA Primary School
- Ashton CofE Primary School
- Barry Primary School
- Blackthorn Primary School
- Blisworth Community Primary School
- Boothville Primary School
- Boughton Primary School
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery
- Bridgewater Primary School
- Brington Primary School
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School
- Buckton Fields Primary School
- Bugbrooke Community Primary School
- Campion School
- Caroline Chisholm School
- Castle Academy
- Cedar Road Primary School
- Chiltern Primary School
- Cogenhoe Primary School
- Collingtree Church of England Primary School
- Crick Primary School
- Delapre Primary School
- Denton Primary School
- Duston Eldean Primary School
- Earl Spencer Primary School
- East Haddon Church of England Primary School
- East Hunsbury Primary School
- Eastfield Academy
- Ecton Brook Primary School
- Flore Church of England Primary School
- Gayton Church of England Primary School
- Green Oaks Primary Academy
- Guilsborough Academy
- Guilsborough Church of England Primary School
- Hackleton CofE Primary School
- Hardingstone Academy
- Harlestone Primary School
- Harpole Primary School
- Hartwell Primary School
- Headlands Primary School
- Hopping Hill Primary School
- Hunsbury Park Primary School
- Kings Heath Primary Academy
- Kingsley Primary School
- Kingsthorpe College
- Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School
- Kislingbury Primary School
- Lings Primary School
- Little Houghton Church of England Primary
- Long Buckby Infant School
- Long Buckby Junior School
- Lumbertubs Primary School
- Lyncrest Primary School
- Maidwell Primary School
- Malcolm Arnold Academy
- Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School
- Millway Primary School
- Milton Parochial Primary School
- Moulton College
- Moulton Primary School
- Moulton School and Science College
- Naseby Church of England Primary Academy
- Northampton Academy
- Northampton College
- Northampton International Academy
- Northampton School
- Northampton School for Boys
- Northampton School for Girls
- Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus
- Overstone Gate Primary School
- Overstone Primary School
- Parklands Primary School
- Pitsford Primary School
- Pitsford School
- Preston Hedges Primary School
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy
- Rectory Farm Primary School
- Roade Primary School
- Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School
- Simon de Senlis Primary School
- Spratton Church of England Primary School
- Spring Lane Primary School
- St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
- St James Church of England Primary School
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School
- Standens Barn Primary School
- Stimpson Avenue Academy
- Sunnyside Primary Academy
- The Abbey Primary School
- The Arbours Primary Academy
- The Bliss Charity School
- The Bramptons Primary School
- The Duston School
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
- Thorplands Primary School
- Upton Meadows Primary School
- Vernon Terrace Primary School
- Walgrave Primary School
- Weedon Bec Primary School
- Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School
- West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School
- Weston Favell Academy
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School
- Whitehills Primary School
- Woodland View Primary School
- Woodvale Primary Academy
- Wootton Park School
- Wootton Primary School
- Yardley Hastings Primary School
- Yelvertoft Primary School
Northamptonshire
Roade
Rugby
Towcester
- Blakesley Church of England Primary School
- Greens Norton Church of England Primary School
- John Hellins Primary School
- Marie Weller Primary School
- Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School
- Pattishall Church of England Primary School
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School
- Silverstone Church of England Primary School
- Silverstone UTC
- Sponne School
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School
- Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Towcester Church of England Primary School
- Whittlebury Church of England Primary School
- Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School
West Northamptonshire
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