Blackthorn Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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 🔒
Blackthorn Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2022. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Blackthorn 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
- 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, with 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers.
- Some 35.6% of pupils qualify for free school meals, above the middle figure of 28.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- There are 18.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 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
- Waingrove, Northampton, NN3 8EP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 236 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2022
Strengths
- “Blackthorn Primary School is thriving.”
- “There is an air of optimism about the place.”
- “Pupils skip through the school gates.”
To improve
- “However, there are inconsistencies in what some pupils can remember about their learning.”
- “Some pupils struggle to recall facts about different world faiths and beliefs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 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) | 68% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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.
- Rectory Farm Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodvale Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lings Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lumbertubs Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Ceva Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thorplands Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ecton Brook Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Arbours Primary Academy 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published