St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Daventry, West Northamptonshire
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls is a primary school in Daventry, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Aston-le-Walls, Daventry, NN11 6UF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 81 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 May 2023
Strengths
- “St Mary’s is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “As one parent typically stated: ‘It’s like a little family.”
- “Leaders ensure the school’s ‘golden threads; resilience, independence, well-being, culture, the arts, initiative, possibilities, oracy, reflection’ weave throughout the curriculum.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, subject leaders are not aware of how effectively their subject is being implemented.”
- “However, in a few subjects, these systems to check what pupils know and remember are not yet well established.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 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) | 29% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as West Northamptonshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Byfield School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Boddington Church of England Primary Academy 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy 4.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Middleton Cheney Primary Academy 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greatworth Primary School 6.2 mi Not judged Last distance published