Upton Meadows 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 🔒
Upton Meadows 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 September 2022. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Upton Meadows 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
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception 2026, as was the case at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 2024/25: 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- For Reception 2026, there were 27 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 30.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17% 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
- The Square, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4EZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 387 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 September 2022
Strengths
- “This school embraces the fact that it serves a diverse community.”
- “Pupils celebrate their differences, whether they be religious or cultural.”
- “Parents and carers of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) particularly value the support given to their children.”
To improve
- “However, in a few foundation subjects, some pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 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) | 57% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 27 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.
- Millway Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pineham Barns Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lyncrest Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Chiltern Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hopping Hill Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published