Cogenhoe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Cogenhoe Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 June 2025. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Cogenhoe 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 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 47 Reception 2026 applications, 9 (19%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire, and 3 offers went to them.
- 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- There are 25.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.8 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
- York Avenue, Cogenhoe, Northampton, NN7 1NB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 June 2025
Strengths
- “‘Everyone matters here,’ pupils are proud to say.”
- “They feel that their opinion matters.”
- “Respectful relationships are the norm around the school.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, teaching does not consistently emphasise the important learning and deepen pupils’ understanding.”
- “This means, in some aspects, pupils do not get the depth of knowledge they are capable of.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 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) | 67% | 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, 28 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.
- Ecton Brook Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Houghton Church of England Primary 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Ceva Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Denton Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Standens Barn Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rectory Farm Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackthorn Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Lings Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published