Ashton CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 🔒
Ashton CofE Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Ashton CofE 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, 43% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- The latest Ofsted outcome, on 14 January 2025, was that some aspects were not as strong; the previous graded outcome, on 22 October 2019, was Good.
- Reception 2026 drew 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, every first-choice family was offered a place, and the school had 35 pupils on roll in January 2026.
- 37.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire is 8.7%.
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
- Roade Hill, Ashton, Northampton, NN7 2JH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 35 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy their learning at Ashton Church of England Primary School.”
- “The nurturing atmosphere around the school is built on genuine care for one another.”
- “Pupils hold their teachers in high regard.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas, the curriculum is not well developed, and in others, it is not implemented as well as it could be.”
- “This means that not all pupils achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, the curriculum for children in the early years does not identify consistently what will be taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 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) | 43% | 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, 3 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.
- Roade Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartwell Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Blisworth Community Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodland View Primary School 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Collingtree Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Milton Parochial Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published