Ashby Fields Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Daventry, 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 🔒
Ashby Fields Primary School is a primary school in Daventry, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Ashby Fields 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, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 49 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20.7% 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
- Wimborne Place, Ashby Fields, Daventry, NN11 0YP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 397 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “They respond positively to the high expectations of staff.”
- “There is a culture of acceptance.”
- “Pupils recognise the value of difference and appreciate a variety of people and cultures.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, teachers do not present information clearly enough in lessons, and the resources they use with pupils are not chosen carefully enough.”
- “This can hinder pupils’ learning.”
- “However, the school does not evaluate the effectiveness of this support to ensure that these pupils and their families are getting the help they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (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) | 73% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 49 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.
- Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Falconer's Hill Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Falconer's Hill Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbey CofE Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Welton Church of England Academy 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St James Infant School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- E-ACT The Grange School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Braunston Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published