Greens Norton 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 🔒
Greens Norton 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 26 September 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Greens Norton 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, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Some 12.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 7.5% 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
- Calvert Road, Greens Norton, Towcester, NN12 8DD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 September 2023
Strengths
- “Greens Norton Primary School has a strong sense of community.”
- “This is the view of the majority of parents/carers and staff.”
- “One parent, who expressed the views of many others, said: ‘We would fully recommend this school.”
To improve
- “However, there are some inconsistencies in the way staff apply the behaviour policy.”
- “However, some pupils struggle to stay on task when they are not under the direct supervision of adults.”
- “At times, this can disrupt other pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 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) | 64% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Towcester 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
- Marie Weller Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Pattishall Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Blakesley Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Silverstone Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gayton Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published