John Hellins Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Towcester, 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 🔒
John Hellins Primary School is a primary school in Towcester, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
John Hellins 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
- For Reception in 2026 there were 39 first-choice applications for 29 offers: 1.3 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 143 West Northamptonshire primary schools.
- For Reception in 2026, 28 offers went to first-choice families, while 11 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 27% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 ranked highest 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
- Brownswood Drive, Potterspury, Towcester, NN12 7PG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “John Hellins Primary School is an aspirational and inclusive school.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and nurturing.”
- “Pupils are happy and they feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas of the provision, resources and interactions do not always support children to apply and embed their earlier learning.”
- “Consequently, some children do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 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) | 93% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Old Stratford Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cosgrove Village Primary School 2.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Deanshanger Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whittlebury Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashton CofE Primary School 4.3 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published