Gayton Church of England 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 🔒
Gayton Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 October 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Gayton Church of England 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 Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 9 first-choice applications for 10 offers: 0.9 first choices per offer, the 25th lowest of 143 West Northamptonshire primary schools.
- With 57 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 16.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Bugbrooke Road, Gayton, Northampton, NN7 3EU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 57 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 October 2023
Strengths
- “There is a real sense of community at Gayton Church of England Primary School.”
- “As one parent typically stated: ‘It feels like one big family.”
- “There is a sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects there are inconsistencies in the implementation of the curriculum.”
- “Key knowledge is not always made explicit enough.”
- “Pupils are not always clear about what they are learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 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) | 63% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 9 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.
- Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pattishall Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Blisworth Community Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Milton Parochial Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bugbrooke Community Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pineham Barns Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kislingbury Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published