Simon de Senlis Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Simon de Senlis Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Simon de Senlis Primary 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 61 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Ofsted's latest outcome is Outstanding (19 March 2024), while the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire include 1 Outstanding and 5 Good.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (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
- Hilldrop Road, East Hunsbury, Northampton, NN4 0PH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 434 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Every pupil knows that they matter and they can flourish because of the dedicated staff at Simon de Senlis Primary School.”
- “An exceptional ethos of deep care and high ambition is threaded through every aspect of school life.”
- “Because of this, pupils love coming to a school, where they can ‘believe, achieve, and succeed’.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 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) | 67% | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 53 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.
- The Abbey Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- East Hunsbury Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Overstone Gate Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hunsbury Park Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Delapre Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hardingstone Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published