Yardley Hastings Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Yardley Hastings Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Yardley Hastings 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 for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception entry in 2026 there were 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Reception in 2026, 17 of the 28 applications (61%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire, and 4 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest 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
- Castle Ashby Road, Yardley Hastings, Northampton, NN7 1EL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 104 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at Yardley Hastings Primary School.”
- “Each morning, they arrive excited to start the day.”
- “Stimulating and engaging learning activities spark their curiosity.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2023 (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) | 87% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 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.
- Denton Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cogenhoe Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Little Houghton Church of England Primary 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hackleton CofE Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ecton Brook Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Andrew's Ceva Primary School 4.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Standens Barn Primary School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rectory Farm Primary School 5.4 mi Good Last distance published