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Best primary schools in West Northamptonshire

139 of 149 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all West Northamptonshire schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

120 of 149 rated Good or Outstanding
10 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 63.0% (best 96.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Hartwell Primary School Northampton	96.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Hackleton CofE Primary School Northampton	94.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	John Hellins Primary School Towcester	93.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	The Bramptons Primary School Northampton hidden gem	92.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Helmdon Primary School Brackley	89.0%	Good	about even 1.06 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Parklands Primary School Northampton	87.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Pineham Barns Primary School	87.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Yardley Hastings Primary School Northampton	87.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School Northampton	86.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Abington Vale Primary School Northampton	83.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Silverstone Church of England Primary School Towcester	83.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	The Arbours Primary Academy Northampton	83.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Eastfield Academy Northampton	82.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	The Bliss Charity School Northampton	82.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	Whittlebury Church of England Primary School Towcester	82.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Preston Hedges Primary School Northampton	81.0%	Not judged	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	Blisworth Community Primary School Northampton	80.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Welton Church of England Academy Daventry	80.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Weston Favell CofE Primary School Northampton	80.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	Blakesley Church of England Primary School Towcester	79.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Towcester	79.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	Boddington Church of England Primary Academy Daventry hidden gem	78.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Brington Primary School Northampton	78.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Greatworth Primary School Banbury	78.0%	Not judged	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Duston Eldean Primary School Northampton	77.0%	Not judged	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Northampton	76.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Northampton	75.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Kislingbury Primary School Northampton	74.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	Long Buckby Junior School Northampton	74.0%	Good improving	—	approximate
30	Walgrave Primary School Northampton	74.0%	Not judged	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	Ashby Fields Primary School Daventry	73.0%	Not judged	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Northampton	73.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Bridgewater Primary School Northampton	73.0%	Not judged	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	Cedar Road Primary School Northampton	73.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	East Haddon Church of England Primary School Northampton	73.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Flore Church of England Primary School Northampton	73.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Guilsborough Church of England Primary School Northampton	73.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School Daventry	73.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	St Luke's Church of England Primary School Northampton	72.0%	Not judged	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	The Abbey Primary School Northampton	72.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	Kings Heath Primary Academy Northampton	71.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Pitsford Primary School Northampton	71.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	Towcester Church of England Primary School Towcester	71.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Ecton Brook Primary School Northampton	70.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Lumbertubs Primary School Northampton	70.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	Roade Primary School Northampton	70.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Towcester	70.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	Woodland View Primary School Northampton	70.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	Castle Academy Northampton	69.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Market Harborough	69.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	St James Church of England Primary School Northampton	69.0%	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Blackthorn Primary School Northampton	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	Harpole Primary School Northampton	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	Thorplands Primary School Northampton	68.0%	Good improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	Wootton Primary School Northampton	68.0%	Not judged	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	Barby Church of England Primary School Rugby	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Byfield School Daventry	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Cogenhoe Primary School Northampton	67.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	Maidwell Primary School Northampton	67.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Simon de Senlis Primary School Northampton	67.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Moulton Primary School Northampton hidden gem	66.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Northampton	66.0%	Good improving	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	Standens Barn Primary School Northampton	66.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School Brackley hidden gem	64.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	Greens Norton Church of England Primary School Towcester	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	Old Stratford Primary School Milton Keynes	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
67	Bracken Leas Primary School Brackley	63.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.39 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
68	East Hunsbury Primary School Northampton	63.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	Gayton Church of England Primary School Northampton	63.0%	Good declining	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
70	Overstone Primary School Northampton	63.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
71	St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Northampton	63.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School Northampton	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
73	Collingtree Church of England Primary School Northampton	62.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Spring Lane Primary School Northampton	62.0%	Good improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
75	Whitehills Primary School Northampton	62.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
76	Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy Daventry	62.0%	Good improving	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
77	Middleton Cheney Primary Academy Banbury	61.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	Millway Primary School Northampton	61.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
79	Headlands Primary School Northampton	60.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
80	Spratton Church of England Primary School Northampton	60.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	St Andrew's Ceva Primary School Northampton	60.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Vernon Terrace Primary School Northampton	59.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
83	Barry Primary School Northampton	58.0%	Good improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
84	Hopping Hill Primary School Northampton	58.0%	Not judged	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
85	Stimpson Avenue Academy Northampton	58.0%	Good improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
86	The Radstone Primary School Brackley	58.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
87	Yelvertoft Primary School Northampton	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
88	Badby School Badby	57.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
89	Boughton Primary School Northampton	57.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
90	Deanshanger Primary School Milton Keynes	57.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
91	Kings Sutton Primary Academy Banbury	57.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
92	The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Northampton	57.0%	Not judged	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
93	Upton Meadows Primary School Northampton hidden gem	57.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
94	Abbey CofE Academy Daventry	56.0%	Good	—	approximate
95	Bugbrooke Community Primary School Northampton	56.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
96	Earl Spencer Primary School Northampton	56.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
97	Hardingstone Academy Northampton hidden gem	56.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
98	Little Houghton Church of England Primary Northampton	56.0%	Good improving	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
99	Naseby Church of England Primary Academy Northampton	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
100	Harlestone Primary School Northampton hidden gem	55.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
101	Newnham Primary School Daventry	55.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
102	Boothville Primary School Northampton	54.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
103	Denton Primary School Northampton	54.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
104	Falconer's Hill Academy Daventry	54.0%	Good	—	approximate
105	Kilsby Church of England Primary School Rugby hidden gem	54.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
106	All Saints CofE VA Primary School Northampton	53.0%	Good improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
107	Brackley Church of England Junior School BRACKLEY	53.0%	Good	—	approximate
108	Green Oaks Primary Academy Northampton	53.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
109	Kingsthorpe Village Primary School Northampton	53.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
110	Sunnyside Primary Academy Northampton	53.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
111	Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School Towcester	53.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
112	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Northampton	52.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
113	Kingsley Primary School Northampton	51.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
114	Lings Primary School Northampton	51.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
115	Woodvale Primary Academy Northampton	51.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
116	Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School Northampton	50.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
117	Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School Towcester	50.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
118	Chiltern Primary School Northampton	49.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
119	Delapre Primary School Northampton	49.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
120	Braunston Church of England Primary School Daventry	47.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
121	Lyncrest Primary School Northampton	45.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
122	Rectory Farm Primary School Northampton	45.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
123	Cosgrove Village Primary School Cosgrove hidden gem	44.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
124	Ashton CofE Primary School Northampton	43.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
125	Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School Northampton	42.0%	Good improving	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
126	Crick Primary School Northampton	39.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
127	Pattishall Church of England Primary School Towcester	38.0%	Good	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
128	Chipping Warden Primary Academy Banbury	33.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
129	Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Banbury	33.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
130	E-ACT The Grange School Daventry	33.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
131	Paulerspury Church of England Primary School Towcester	33.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
132	Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery Brackley	33.0%	Good improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
133	Weedon Bec Primary School Northampton	30.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
134	Farthinghoe Primary School Brackley	29.0%	Not judged	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
135	Milton Parochial Primary School Northampton hidden gem	29.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
136	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls Daventry	29.0%	Good declining	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
137	St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois Towcester	17.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2025/26	approximate
138	Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School Banbury	9.0%	Not judged declining	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
139	Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Banbury	8.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in West Northamptonshire

10 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of West Northamptonshire, not a fairer one.

Akeley Wood Junior School
Buckton Fields Primary School Ofsted: Good
Falconer's Hill Infant School Ofsted: Good
Hunsbury Park Primary School Ofsted: Good
Long Buckby Infant School Ofsted: Good
Marie Weller Primary School Ofsted: Good
Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good
Overstone Gate Primary School
St James Infant School Ofsted: Good
Waynflete Infants' School Ofsted: Requires improvement

Applying in West Northamptonshire

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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