Kingsley 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 🔒
Kingsley 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 13 June 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Kingsley 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, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 46 first-choice applications for 46 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility covers 25.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 18.8% 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
- Wallace Road, Northampton, NN2 7EE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 401 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are incredibly happy and feel safe at this welcoming, inclusive school.”
- “They are confident and proud to talk about their school.”
- “They say that everyone is friendly and that teachers are nice and polite.”
To improve
- “They do not yet have an overview of pupils’ achievement in all subjects, including science and physical education.”
- “This practice is not yet consistent in all classes.”
- “There are times when some pupils become passive learners.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 July 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) | 51% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 46 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.
- Cedar Road Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastfield Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parklands Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Green Oaks Primary Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stimpson Avenue Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published