The Arbours Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 Arbours Primary Academy is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 3 July 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
The Arbours Primary 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, 83% 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.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the higher standard at the end of primary school (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, there were 37 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
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 Gregory's Road, The Arbours, Northampton, NN3 3QF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 333 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have the highest expectations of all staff and all pupils.”
- “They have created an environment where everyone gets the support they need to thrive.”
- “Teachers consistently deliver lessons of great quality.”
To improve
- “However, staff sometimes miss opportunities to develop children’s communication and language skills when they are learning outside.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 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) | 83% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 37 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.
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Headlands Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lumbertubs Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Boothville Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lings Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorplands Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastfield Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published