Badby School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Badby, 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 🔒
Badby School is a primary school in Badby, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 June 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Badby 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, from 17 first-choice applications for 17 offers.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 19.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- 2.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20.7% 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
- School Lane, Badby, NN11 3AJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 192 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to Badby School.”
- “Pupils enjoy opportunities to perform dances for local people on ‘Rose day’, for example.”
- “They do lots of sport and spend much time outdoors learning about nature.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, pupils need more opportunities to revisit their previous learning.”
- “This practice is common, especially in English and mathematics, but not routine in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 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) | 57% | 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, 17 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.
- Newnham Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- E-ACT The Grange School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James Infant School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbey CofE Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Falconer's Hill Infant School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Falconer's Hill Academy 2.7 mi School remains Good
- Ashby Fields Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published