Walgrave 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 🔒
Walgrave 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 22 October 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Walgrave 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
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- At the higher standard, the 2024/25 figure was 5% (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 16 first-choice applications for 17 offers, and 3 of the 25 applications (12%) came from families living outside 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
- Kettering Road, Walgrave, Northampton, NN6 9PH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 149 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Walgrave Primary School promotes fun and happiness for its pupils.”
- “As well as having fun, pupils are encouraged to respect and care for each other.”
- “They are encouraged to be responsible by making good choices.”
To improve
- “When this curriculum is being implemented, what Reception-age children should learn is sometimes not made clear enough.”
- “As a result, the activities provided do not fully support what children should learn.”
- “Additionally, staff do not focus on the right vocabulary in their conversations with children to support the intended learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 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) | 74% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 16 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.
- Overstone Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Moulton Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pitsford Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Maidwell Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thorplands Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Boughton Primary School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rectory Farm Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published