Stimpson Avenue Academy
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 🔒
Stimpson Avenue Academy is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Stimpson Avenue 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
- Reception 2026 drew 44 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 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
- Stimpson Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4LR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 440 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this diverse and inclusive school.”
- “They feel safe and say the best thing about school is the kind staff.”
- “The school expects all pupils to ‘dream, believe, and achieve’.”
To improve
- “Not all targets for pupils with SEND are as ambitious or precise as they could be.”
- “Some staff do not have a good enough understanding of next steps for these pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 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) | 58% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 44 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.
- Barry Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Vernon Terrace Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Cedar Road Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Abington Vale Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Kingsley Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bridgewater Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castle Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published