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17 open schools in Towcester, West Northamptonshire · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all West Northamptonshire schools · grammar schools in Towcester

Towcester has 17 state schools: 14 primary, 2 secondary, part of West Northamptonshire's wider catchment. 16 have a published Ofsted rating, and 12 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Blakesley Church of England Primary School Towcester · Good Greens Norton Church of England Primary School Towcester · Good John Hellins Primary School Towcester · Not judged Marie Weller Primary School Towcester · Good Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Towcester · Good Pattishall Church of England Primary School Towcester · Good Paulerspury Church of England Primary School Towcester · Not judged Silverstone Church of England Primary School Towcester · Good Silverstone UTC Towcester · Requires improvement Sponne School Towcester · Not judged St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois Towcester · Good Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School Towcester · Good Tiffield Academy Towcester Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Towcester · Good Towcester Church of England Primary School Towcester · Good Whittlebury Church of England Primary School Towcester · Good Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School Towcester · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Good · ×0.92 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Towcester Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Marie Weller Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in West Northamptonshire

Primary schools: Called 'linked, catchment, defined or designated area' — used by some but not all community/VC schools. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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