Byfield School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Daventry, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Byfield School is a primary school in Daventry, West Northamptonshire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Byfield 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, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 ranked 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire that have results.
- In 2026, Reception had 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 22.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.9% 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
- Bell Lane, Byfield, Byfield Primary School, Bell Lane, Byfield, Daventry, NN11 6US
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 108 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 17 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this village school.”
- “They are happy and build strong relationships with each other.”
- “Pupils know that staff are there to help and support them, and they know who to turn to if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, checks of what pupils know are not used consistently well.”
- “This means that some teaching is not well informed by the identification of misconceptions in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always have a secure foundation for future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2025 (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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Boddington Church of England Primary Academy 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chipping Warden Primary Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Culworth Church of England Primary Academy 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Badby School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newnham Primary School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published