Eastfield Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Eastfield Academy is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Eastfield Academy 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, the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- In 2024/25, 21% reached the higher standard (England 8%), while 82% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
- Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 23 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 30.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.6% 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
- St Albans Close, Northampton, NN3 2RJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 July 2024
Strengths
- “Eastfield Academy is a caring school which promotes a real sense of belonging.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe.”
- “There is a strong family feeling at the school.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons, there is some inconsistency in how well tasks are adapted to meet the needs of all pupils.”
- “This means that, on some occasions, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 2024 (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: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 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.
- Headlands Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Cedar Road Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsley Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Parklands Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Arbours Primary Academy 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Boothville Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published