Cosgrove Village Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Cosgrove, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cosgrove Village Primary School is a primary school in Cosgrove, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Cosgrove Village Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Against the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire, 25.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (middle figure 13%), with 8.7 pupils per teacher (middle figure 18.5).
- Reception 2026 had 3 first-choice applications for 4 offers (0.8 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 143 West Northamptonshire primary schools), and every applicant was offered a place.
- Of the 13 Reception 2026 applications, 6 (46%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire, and 2 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 44% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 3 Bridge Road, Cosgrove, MK19 7JH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 39 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Cosgrove Village Primary School provides a safe and caring environment for all pupils.”
- “They are polite and respectful.”
- “At playtimes, pupils enjoy being together and playing games.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not always support children to engage with these activities purposefully.”
- “As a result, some children in the early years do not progress as well as they might.”
- “However, phonics is not always taught consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 44% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Old Stratford Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- John Hellins Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Deanshanger Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashton CofE Primary School 4.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Hartwell Primary School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published