Buckton Fields Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Buckton Fields Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Home Farm Drive, Northampton, NN2 8ES
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 289 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “In a relatively short time, since opening in 2021, this school has firmly established a caring and inclusive culture.”
- “Pupils feel safe in the school.”
- “They enjoy very positive relationships with each other and their staff.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not always check pupils’ learning well enough.”
- “This means that they do not always identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge or address misconceptions quickly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 69 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as West Northamptonshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Whitehills Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Boughton Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sunnyside Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints CofE VA Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Green Oaks Primary Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Bramptons Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published