Maidwell Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Northampton, 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 🔒
Maidwell Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Maidwell 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2026, 5 of the 15 Reception applications (33%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire, and 3 offers went to them, with 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers.
- At the end of primary school in 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 50% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 67% was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire that have results.
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
- Draughton Road, Maidwell, Northampton, NN6 9JF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 67 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school’s family ethos helps to make it a safe and welcoming haven.”
- “Staff know pupils exceptionally well and help them quickly when necessary.”
- “Tailored pastoral support ensures that pupils thrive.”
To improve
- “However, there is still work to do to ensure that the curriculum is modified, when necessary, to suit pupils’ next steps.”
- “In a few subjects, this is still being developed.”
- “However, the activities that these pupils undertake are sometimes not focused sharply enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (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) | 67% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Naseby Church of England Primary Academy 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Walgrave Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Spratton Church of England Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Guilsborough Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Pitsford Primary School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Bramptons Primary School 6.8 mi School remains Good