Mears Ashby Church of England 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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Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Mears Ashby 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 8 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer and the 13th lowest of 96 North Northamptonshire primary schools.
- 8.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
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
- North Street, Mears Ashby, Northampton, NN6 0DW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 72 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “As one pupil summed up, ‘This is a small school with a big family feel.' The school’s values of courage, love, friendship, compassion, trust and perseverance are understood well and strived for daily.”
- “Mears Ashby Church of England is an improving school.”
- “Phonics, behaviour and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have all been strengthened of late.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge, particularly in handwriting and mathematics, that slow their learning down.”
- “Leaders have identified and are tackling this, but their work is in its early stages.”
- “Also, pupils' overall attendance remains too low, especially for disadvantaged pupils, who miss too much school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 April 2026 (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) | 54% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 7 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.
- Sywell Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ecton Village Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ruskin Academy 2.2 mi Good
- Ruskin Infant School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Earls Barton Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Olympic Primary 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 2.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Croyland Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published