Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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 🔒
Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Towcester, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 31 January 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Stoke Bruerne 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
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 8 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 2 of the 17 applications (12%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire, and 0 offers went to them.
- 3.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire is 13.6%.
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
- Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 65 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 31 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff describe this school as one big family.”
- “Teachers are on the gate each morning to welcome the pupils into this small school.”
- “Pupils, parents and carers can share any worries or concerns at the start of the day so that pupils can get off to a good start.”
To improve
- “There are still some subjects where the sequencing of the essential knowledge is not precise enough.”
- “In these subjects, lessons do not always build well towards the ambitious end points in the curriculum.”
- “Pupils’ understanding is not as deep as it could be as a result.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 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) | 50% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 7 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.
- Ashton CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Roade Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Blisworth Community Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartwell Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marie Weller Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Towcester Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published