Schools in West Northamptonshire

• 203open schools
• 148primary
• 20secondary
• 15independent
• 70,344pupils

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Latest Ofsted inspections in West Northamptonshire

How the latest inspection of each open school here was reported. Ofsted has changed how it reports several times, so these can’t be added up into one score. Why.

Overall grade given (before Sept 2024)70

Ungraded inspection55

Sub-grades, no overall grade (Sept 2024 to Nov 2025)33

Report card (from Nov 2025)26

Of the schools whose latest inspection gave an overall grade:

Outstanding7

Good67

Requires improvement3

Inadequate0

203 schools, A to Z — page 1 of 4.

• Abbey CofE Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 7 to 11 · 184 pupils

  Vicar Lane, Daventry, NN11 4GD

  Ofsted 7 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Abbeyfield School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,296 pupils

  Mereway, Northampton, NN4 8BU

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Abington Vale Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 409 pupils

  Ashford Close, Abington Vale, Northampton, NN3 3NQ

  Ofsted 14 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Akeley Wood Junior School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 1 to 11 · 234 pupils

  Wicken Park Road, Wicken, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, MK19 6DA

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• All Saints CofE VA Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 402 pupils

  Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7AJ

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Ashby Fields Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 397 pupils

  Wimborne Place, Ashby Fields, Daventry, NN11 0YP

  Ofsted 1 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Ashton CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 35 pupils

  Roade Hill, Ashton, Northampton, NN7 2JH

  Ofsted 14 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

  Church of England

• Badby School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 192 pupils

  School Lane, Badby, NN11 3AJ

  Ofsted 21 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Barby Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 96 pupils

  Daventry Road, Barby, Rugby, CV23 8TR

  Ofsted 15 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Barry Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 441 pupils

  Barry Road, Northampton, NN1 5JS

  Ofsted 23 May 2023: Good

• Billing Brook Special School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 4 to 19 · 257 pupils

  Penistone Road, Lumbertubs, Northampton, NN3 8EZ

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Blackthorn Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 236 pupils

  Waingrove, Northampton, NN3 8EP

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2022: Good

• Blakesley Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 104 pupils

  Blakesley CE Primary School, The Green, Blakesley, Towcester, NN12 8RD

  Ofsted 11 Jun 2024: Good

  Church of England

• Blisworth Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 173 pupils

  Courteenhall Road, Blisworth, Northampton, NN7 3DD

  Ofsted 28 Sep 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Boddington Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 52 pupils

  Church Road, Upper Boddington, Daventry, NN11 6DL

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

  Church of England

• Boothville Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 601 pupils

  Booth Lane North, Northampton, NN3 6JG

  Ofsted 21 Feb 2023: Good

• Bosworth Independent School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 22 · 220 pupils

  The Newton Building, St. Georges Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JA

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Boughton Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 199 pupils

  Moulton Lane, Boughton, Northampton, NN2 8RG

  Ofsted 11 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Bracken Leas Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 420 pupils

  Magdalen Meadows, Brackley, NN13 6LF

  Ofsted 26 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Brackley Church of England Junior School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 7 to 11 · 225 pupils

  Manor Road, Brackley, NN13 6EE

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Braunston Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 200 pupils

  Barby Road, Braunston, Daventry, NN11 7HF

  Ofsted 9 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 350 pupils

  Thorn Hill, Briar Hill, Northampton, NN4 8SW

  Ofsted 15 Nov 2022: Outstanding

• Bridgewater Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 650 pupils

  Bridgewater Drive, Bridgewater Primary School, Northampton, NN3 3AF

  Ofsted 8 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Brington Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 50 pupils

  Little Brington, Northampton, NN7 4HX

  Ofsted 12 Sep 2023: Good

• Brixworth CofE VC Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 484 pupils

  Froxhill Crescent, Brixworth, Northampton, NN6 9BG

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Buckton Fields Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 289 pupils

  Home Farm Drive, Northampton, NN2 8ES

  Ofsted 25 Jun 2024: Good

• Bugbrooke Community Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 192 pupils

  High Street, Bugbrooke, Northampton, NN7 3PA

  Ofsted 7 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Byfield School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 108 pupils

  Bell Lane, Byfield, Byfield Primary School, Bell Lane, Byfield, Daventry, NN11 6US

  Ofsted 17 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Cambian Northampton School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 16 · 30 pupils

  67a Queens Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6LR

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Cambian Potterspury Lodge School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 18 · 52 pupils

  Potterspury Lodge, NN12 7LL

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Campion School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,309 pupils

  Bugbrooke, Northampton, NN7 3QG

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

• Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 0 to 5 · 98 pupils

  Streatfield Road, Spencer, Northampton, NN5 7DE

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• Caroline Chisholm School

  All-through · Academy converter · ages 4 to 18 · 2,049 pupils

  Wooldale Centre for Learning, Wootton Fields, Northampton, NN4 6TP

  Ofsted 21 May 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Castle Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 455 pupils

  St George's Street, Northampton, NN1 2TR

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

• Cedar Road Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 383 pupils

  Cedar Road East, Northampton, NN3 2JF

  Ofsted 4 May 2023: Good

• Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 99 pupils

  37 Thorpe Road, Chacombe, Banbury, OX17 2JA

  Ofsted 5 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Chenderit School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,104 pupils

  Archery Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2QR

  Ofsted 27 Sep 2022: Good

• Chiltern Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 133 pupils

  Chiltern Way, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6BW

  Ofsted 13 Feb 2024: Good

• Chipping Warden Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 93 pupils

  Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD

  Ofsted 23 May 2023: Good

• Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 93 pupils

  High Street, Clipston, Market Harborough, LE16 9RU

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Cogenhoe Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 191 pupils

  York Avenue, Cogenhoe, Northampton, NN7 1NB

  Ofsted 11 Jun 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Collingtree Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 65 pupils

  Lodge Avenue, Collingtree, Northampton, NN4 0NQ

  Ofsted 18 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Cosgrove Village Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 39 pupils

  3 Bridge Road, Cosgrove, MK19 7JH

  Ofsted 22 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

• Crick Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 194 pupils

  Main Road, Crick, Northampton, NN6 7TU

  Ofsted report card, 17 Mar 2026

• Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 104 pupils

  High Street, Croughton, Brackley, NN13 5LT

  Ofsted 4 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Culworth Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 109 pupils

  Culworth, The Green, Culworth C of E School, Banbury, OX17 2BB

  Ofsted 14 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Daventry Hill School

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 4 to 18 · 235 pupils

  Ashby Road, Daventry, NN11 0QE

  Ofsted 26 Apr 2022: Good

• Deanshanger Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 257 pupils

  The Green, Deanshanger, Deanshanger Primary School, the Green, Deanshanger, Milton Keynes, MK19 6HJ

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Delapre Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 539 pupils

  Rothersthorpe Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8JA

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Denton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 84 pupils

  Vicarage Lane, Denton, Northampton, NN7 1DT

  Ofsted report card, 10 Feb 2026

• DSLV E-ACT Academy

  All-through · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 18 · 997 pupils

  Hawke Road, Southbrook, Daventry, NN11 4LJ

  Ofsted 26 Apr 2022: Good

• Duston Eldean Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 418 pupils

  Main Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6PP

  Ofsted 21 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• E-ACT The Grange School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 336 pupils

  Staverton Road, Daventry, NN11 4HW

  Ofsted 12 Jul 2022: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Earl Spencer Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 352 pupils

  Streatfield Road, Spencer Estate, Northampton, NN5 7DE

  Ofsted 4 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• East Haddon Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 81 pupils

  Church Lane, East Haddon, Northampton, NN6 8DB

  Ofsted 17 Jun 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• East Hunsbury Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 453 pupils

  Penvale Road, Northampton, NN4 0QW

  Ofsted 22 Apr 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Eastfield Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 221 pupils

  St Albans Close, Northampton, NN3 2RJ

  Ofsted 18 Jul 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Ecton Brook Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 567 pupils

  Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, NN3 5DY

  Ofsted 29 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Edgewood School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 7 to 16 · 16 pupils

  Lingswood Park, Northampton, NN3 8TA

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Elizabeth Woodville School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,124 pupils

  Stratford Road, Deanshanger, Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

Towns in West Northamptonshire

• Brackley (10)
• Daventry (18)
• Northampton (137)
• Towcester (16)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.