Pineham Barns Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Pineham Barns Primary School is a primary school in West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Pineham Barns 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 2026 Reception there were 68 first-choice applications for 58 offers: 1.2 first choices per offer, the 9th highest of 143 West Northamptonshire primary schools.
- For 2026 Reception, 53 offers went to first-choice families and 15 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place; 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire that have results.
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
- Dragonfly Way, Pineham Village, Northampton, NN4 9FF
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 413 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils achieve well and enjoy their learning.”
- “They confidently explain what they know in English, mathematics and science.”
- “Pupils speak proudly and with real interest about their work.”
To improve
- “Leaders are increasing their efforts to ensure that disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND take part fully in the school's broad and varied enrichment opportunities.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 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) | 87% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 53 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.
- Upton Meadows Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hunsbury Park Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Millway Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kislingbury Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lyncrest Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published