St Mary's Catholic 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 🔒
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's Catholic 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 52% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- 4% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 8%), and Ofsted rated the school Good on 10 July 2024.
- With 160 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 15.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.3 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
- Woodside Way, Kings Heath, Northampton, NN5 7HX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 160 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is an inclusive and caring school.”
- “The school has high aspirations for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, to achieve their best possible outcomes.”
- “Pupils respond well to the school’s high expectations and enjoy their learning.”
To improve
- “Previously, pupils did not achieve as highly as they could in some subjects.”
- “However, teachers’ methods for checking pupils’ understanding in lessons are inconsistent.”
- “Pupils cannot always recall or apply what they have been taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 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) | 52% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 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.
- Kings Heath Primary Academy 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chiltern Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Earl Spencer Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lyncrest Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hopping Hill Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Millway Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published