The Bliss Charity School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
The Bliss Charity School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 November 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
The Bliss Charity 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, 82% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire is 8.8%.
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
- The Green, Nether Heyford, Northampton, NN7 3LE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 November 2023
Strengths
- “Bliss is a friendly and nurturing village school.”
- “Most parents and carers hold the school in high regard.”
- “One parent reflected the views of many parents and carers when they said: ‘My children love going to Bliss.”
To improve
- “However, many systems for the development of the school’s curriculum and behaviour are new.”
- “Some of these are not yet fully embedded.”
- “Some of this work is not yet complete.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 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) | 82% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 17 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.
- Bugbrooke Community Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Flore Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Weedon Bec Primary School 2.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Kislingbury Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Harpole Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Pattishall Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Brington Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published