The Radstone Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Brackley, 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 🔒
The Radstone Primary School is a primary school in Brackley, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
The Radstone 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
- Reception 2026 had 63 first-choice applications for 59 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- At 1.1 first choices per offer in Reception 2026, it was the 19th highest of 143 West Northamptonshire primary schools; 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Poppyfields Way, Brackley, NN13 6GA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 January 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have created a warm, family ethos at The Radstone Primary School, where everyone feels safe and secure.”
- “Staff enjoy teaching and pupils enjoy learning in this caring, inclusive school.”
- “Leaders have high aspirations for all.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, leaders have not closely checked how well the curriculum is being taught or if pupils have remembered important knowledge.”
- “Where this is the case, there is not a consistent approach to reviewing and building on what pupils have learned before.”
- “This prevents pupils from deepening their understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 February 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) | 58% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 52 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.
- Bracken Leas Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brackley Church of England Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Waynflete Infants' School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Helmdon Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Farthinghoe Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greatworth Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published