Most sought-after schools in West Northamptonshire
Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.
This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.
This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.
| # | School | First preferences per place | Newest intake | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wootton Park School Northampton, all through |
2.83 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 2 |
Northampton School for Boys Northampton, secondary |
2.51 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 3 |
Northampton Academy Northampton, secondary |
1.47 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 4 |
Yardley Hastings Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.47 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 5 |
Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed School Northampton, primary |
1.33 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 6 |
John Hellins Primary School Towcester, primary |
1.30 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 7 |
Maidwell Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.30 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 8 |
Overstone Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.30 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 9 |
Chipping Warden Primary Academy Banbury, primary |
1.27 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 10 |
Falconer's Hill Infant School Daventry, primary |
1.25 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 11 |
Bracken Leas Primary School Brackley, primary |
1.23 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 12 |
Buckton Fields Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.23 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 13 |
Chenderit School Banbury, secondary |
1.21 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 14 |
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School Banbury, primary |
1.20 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 15 |
Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery Brackley, primary |
1.20 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 16 |
Preston Hedges Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.17 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 17 | Pineham Barns Primary School | 1.16 | 2025 | Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 18 |
Weston Favell CofE Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.14 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 19 |
Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Market Harborough, primary |
1.13 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 20 |
Greatworth Primary School Banbury, primary |
1.13 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 21 |
Duston Eldean Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.10 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 22 |
Headlands Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.10 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 23 |
Lyncrest Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.10 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 24 |
Northampton School for Girls Northampton, secondary |
1.10 | 2025 | Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 25 |
The Duston School Northampton, all through |
1.09 | 2025 | Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 26 |
Badby School Badby, primary |
1.08 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 27 |
East Haddon Church of England Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.08 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 28 |
The Radstone Primary School Brackley, primary |
1.08 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 29 |
Castle Academy Northampton, primary |
1.07 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 30 |
Kingsley Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.07 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 31 |
The Bramptons Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.07 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 32 |
Simon de Senlis Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.05 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 33 |
All Saints CofE VA Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.02 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 34 |
Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Banbury, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 35 |
Crick Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 36 |
Eastfield Academy Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 37 |
Flore Church of England Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 38 |
Guilsborough Church of England Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 39 |
Harlestone Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 40 |
Harpole Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 41 |
Hartwell Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 42 |
Kings Heath Primary Academy Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 43 |
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 44 |
Long Buckby Infant School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 45 |
Lumbertubs Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 46 |
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy Banbury, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 47 |
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Towcester, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 48 |
Pattishall Church of England Primary School Towcester, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 49 |
Roade Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 50 |
Silverstone Church of England Primary School Towcester, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 51 |
Sponne School Towcester, secondary |
1.00 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 52 |
St Andrew's Ceva Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 53 |
St James Church of England Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 54 |
Thorplands Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 55 |
Towcester Church of England Primary School Towcester, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 56 |
Weedon Bec Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 57 |
Whitehills Primary School Northampton, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 58 |
Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School Towcester, primary |
1.00 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 59 |
Bridgewater Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.99 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 60 |
The Parker E-ACT Academy Daventry, secondary |
0.99 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 61 |
Delapre Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.98 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 62 |
East Hunsbury Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.98 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 63 |
Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.98 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 64 |
Parklands Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.98 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 65 |
Stimpson Avenue Academy Northampton, primary |
0.98 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 66 |
Braunston Church of England Primary School Daventry, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 67 |
Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 68 |
Deanshanger Primary School Milton Keynes, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 69 |
Earl Spencer Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 70 |
Sunnyside Primary Academy Northampton, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 71 |
The Bliss Charity School Northampton, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 72 |
Woodvale Primary Academy Northampton, primary |
0.97 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 73 |
Blackthorn Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.96 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 74 |
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Northampton, primary |
0.96 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 75 |
Bugbrooke Community Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.96 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 76 |
Cogenhoe Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.96 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 77 |
Green Oaks Primary Academy Northampton, primary |
0.96 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 78 |
Spring Lane Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.96 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 79 |
Standens Barn Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.96 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 80 |
Hopping Hill Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.95 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 81 |
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Northampton, primary |
0.95 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 82 |
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.95 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 83 |
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.95 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 84 |
Welton Church of England Academy Daventry, primary |
0.95 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 85 |
Woodland View Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.95 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 86 |
Abington Vale Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.94 | 2025 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 87 |
Boothville Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.94 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 88 |
Cedar Road Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.94 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 89 |
Rectory Farm Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.94 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 90 |
The Abbey Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.94 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 91 |
Barby Church of England Primary School Rugby, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 92 |
Blakesley Church of England Primary School Towcester, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 93 |
Blisworth Community Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 94 |
Chiltern Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 95 |
Hackleton CofE Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 96 |
Lings Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 97 |
Marie Weller Primary School Towcester, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 98 |
Upton Meadows Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 99 |
Yelvertoft Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.93 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 100 |
Ecton Brook Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.92 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 101 |
Old Stratford Primary School Milton Keynes, primary |
0.92 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 102 |
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Northampton, primary |
0.91 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 103 |
The Arbours Primary Academy Northampton, primary |
0.91 | 2025 | Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 104 |
Barry Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.90 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 105 |
Elizabeth Woodville School Roade, secondary |
0.90 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 106 |
Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.90 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 107 |
Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy Daventry, primary |
0.90 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 108 |
Millway Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.89 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 109 |
Moulton Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.89 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 110 |
Walgrave Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.89 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 111 |
Hardingstone Academy Northampton, primary |
0.88 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 112 |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.88 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 113 |
Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School Brackley, primary |
0.87 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 114 |
Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School Daventry, primary |
0.87 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 115 |
Vernon Terrace Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.87 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 116 |
Ashby Fields Primary School Daventry, primary |
0.86 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 117 |
Little Houghton Church of England Primary Northampton, primary |
0.86 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 118 |
Magdalen College School Brackley, secondary |
0.86 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 119 |
St Luke's Church of England Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.86 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 120 |
West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.86 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 121 |
Caroline Chisholm School Northampton, all through |
0.83 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 122 |
Guilsborough Academy Northampton, secondary |
0.81 | 2025 | Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 123 |
Kilsby Church of England Primary School Rugby, primary |
0.81 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 124 |
Campion School Northampton, secondary |
0.79 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 125 |
Moulton School and Science College Northampton, secondary |
0.76 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 126 |
St James Infant School Daventry, primary |
0.76 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 127 |
DSLV E-ACT Academy Daventry, all through |
0.75 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 128 |
Malcolm Arnold Academy Northampton, secondary |
0.75 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 129 |
Boughton Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.74 | 2025 | School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 130 |
Kingsthorpe College Northampton, secondary |
0.74 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 131 |
Wootton Primary School Northampton, primary |
0.74 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 132 |
Helmdon Primary School Brackley, primary |
0.68 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 133 |
Waynflete Infants' School Brackley, primary |
0.64 | 2025 | Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 134 |
Byfield School Daventry, primary |
0.60 | 2025 | Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection) |
| 135 |
St Thomas Becket Catholic School Northampton, secondary |
0.54 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 136 |
Abbeyfield School Northampton, secondary |
0.53 | 2025 | Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework)) |
| 137 |
Weston Favell Academy Northampton, secondary |
0.50 | 2025 | Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
| 138 |
Northampton International Academy Northampton, all through |
0.40 | 2025 | Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)) |
Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 138 schools in West Northamptonshire have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in West Northamptonshire · How we compare schools.