Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 15 November 2022. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery 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
- For Reception in 2026 there were 56 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire that have results.
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
- Thorn Hill, Briar Hill, Northampton, NN4 8SW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 350 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders have created a culture of excellence.”
- “Staff have high aspirations for all pupils’ personal development.”
- “They help them to realise the school’s ‘broadening horizons’ values.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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) | 73% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 55 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.
- Hunsbury Park Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Delapre Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Abbey Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Simon de Senlis Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Upton Meadows Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Spring Lane Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published