Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Towcester, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided 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, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 70% was the 4th highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 1 first-choice application for 1 offer, and every applicant was offered a place; the school had 35 pupils on roll in January 2026.
- There are 14.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.7 across 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
- High Street South, Tiffield, Northants, Towcester, NN12 8AB
- Type
- Voluntary aided 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
- 5.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Every pupil feels welcomed and included at Tiffield.”
- “Some pupils have experienced instability in their education before joining, but they soon feel secure here.”
- “They grow to love being at school and generally attend well as a result.”
To improve
- “However, gaps in pupils' knowledge of early letter formation and spelling sometimes do not close as quickly as they should.”
- “Sometimes, however, the activities staff provide do not match what they intend pupils to learn, and the resources they provide are not suitable in helping them to complete activities.”
- “There are inconsistencies in the way staff address errors in pupils’ work, including inaccurate letter formation and spelling.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2026 (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) | 70% | 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: 1 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 1 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.
- Gayton Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Greens Norton Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Towcester Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Pattishall Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blisworth Community Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marie Weller Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published