Yardley Gobion 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 🔒
Yardley Gobion 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 25 January 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Yardley Gobion 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
- 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.
- In Reception 2026, 2 of the 16 applications (13%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire; 0 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 5th 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
- School Lane, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, NN12 7UL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 87 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 January 2023
Strengths
- “Yardley Gobion C of E VC Primary School is a school with a renewed sense of purpose.”
- “Pupils are happy at this caring school.”
- “They told inspectors: ‘School is fun because you learn in different ways.”
To improve
- “However, not all teachers are teaching the intended curriculum well enough.”
- “Leaders have not yet ensured that all teachers implement the curriculum effectively so that pupils know more and remember more.”
- “However, some staff are less confident when delivering the phonics programme.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 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) | 53% | 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.
- John Hellins Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cosgrove Village Primary School 2.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Old Stratford Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Deanshanger Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashton CofE Primary School 3.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartwell Primary School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published