Ecton Village Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Northampton, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Ecton Village Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 June 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ecton Village 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 8 first-choice applications for 9 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 11 of the 35 applications (31%) came from families living outside North Northamptonshire, and 5 offers went to them.
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was 3rd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- West Street, Ecton, Northampton, NN6 0QF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 74 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Ecton Village Primary Academy.”
- “They said that they feel happy and safe.”
- “One pupil spoke for many when they said, ‘This is a great community.”
To improve
- “Although last year’s published outcomes were a disappointment, leaders have acted swiftly.”
- “The curriculum in a minority of subjects is relatively new and needs time to embed.”
- “Leaders are aware that more work is needed to ensure further ambition in the vocabulary that children are taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 July 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) | 50% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 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 North Northamptonshire.
- Earls Barton Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sywell Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Great Doddington Primary 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ruskin Academy 3.6 mi Good
- Ruskin Infant School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Grendon Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 3.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published