Towcester Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Towcester, 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 🔒
Towcester Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Towcester, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Towcester Church of England 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
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception 2026, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 22.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire is 10.3%.
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
- Islington Road, Towcester, NN12 6AU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 267 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this school.”
- “A happy, exciting learning environment greets children from the Reception Year onwards.”
- “Staff want every pupil to flourish academically, personally and socially – and pupils do.”
To improve
- “Some subject leaders are new to their role and need further guidance to fulfil all their responsibilities.”
- “Pupils returned from the pandemic with considerable gaps in their knowledge.”
- “Despite this, the knowledge of many pupils in the 2023 Year 6 cohort was not secure enough by the time they left the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 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) | 71% | 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, 18 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.
- Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marie Weller Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Greens Norton Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Silverstone Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whittlebury Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published