East Hunsbury 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 🔒
East Hunsbury Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 April 2022. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
East Hunsbury 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
- There are 17.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 51 first-choice applications for 59 offers, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25 that 63% was the 3rd lowest 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
- Penvale Road, Northampton, NN4 0QW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 April 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “There is a strong sense of community.”
- “Pupils follow the school’s ethos of being ‘respectful, ready and safe’.”
To improve
- “Leaders plan to embed this fully in all subjects, so that teachers know which key skills and knowledge need to be further developed.”
- “Pupils report occasional incidents of poor behaviour by a small number of pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 2022 (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) | 63% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 51 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.
- Simon de Senlis Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Overstone Gate Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Abbey Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Collingtree Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wootton Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hardingstone Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Preston Hedges Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queen Eleanor Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published