Primary school place offers

Find out where your child has been allocated a school place

All parents who applied for their child's place in Reception (or year 3 place in a junior school) by the deadline of 15 January 2026 will receive an offer of a secondary school place on Thursday 16 April 2026. If you applied online via the Parent Portal, you can log into your account from 00:01 on Thursday 16 April 2026 to see your allocation. Emails will be sent to all applicants from 8am on Thursday 16 April.

After you receive the offer of a primary, infant or junior school place for your child

If the school is:

within Northamptonshire - we will assume that you have accepted this offer unless you let us know that it is no longer required
situated outside of Northamptonshire - you should contact the school directly to check whether you need to formally accept the place for your child

If you have made alternative arrangements for your child's schooling please let us know as soon as possible that the place is no longer required and why by emailing [email protected].

Options if you are not happy with the school place offered

For a small number of families we regret that we have been unable to offer your child a place at your preferred school. When there are more children applying for a school than there are places available (known as the published admission number or PAN), the oversubscription criteria are used to determine which children should be allocated a place.

If your child has not been offered a place at your preferred school(s), it means that the school filled up to its PAN with children who had a higher priority than your child within the oversubscription criteria.

Places allocated

The breakdowns below show how places were allocated at each primary, infant and junior school on:

National Offer Day (16 April 2026)

Primary and infant school allocations (September 2026)

School	How places were allocated	Places remaining
Alfred Lord Tennyson Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
All Saints C of E Primary School and Nursery Unit	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	No
Barton Seagrave Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Beanfield Primary Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Bozeat Community Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Brambleside Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health Care Plan or Looked After Children; 25 pupils with an older sibling attending the school; 18 pupils who live closer to the school than any other and 15 out of 26 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated a place lives 0.952 miles from the school.	No
Brigstock Lathams C of E School	5 pupils living in the linked area; 4 pupils with a sibling attending the school and 6 out of 8 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 4.862 miles from the school.	No
Broughton Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Compass Primary Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Corby Old Village Primary School	14 pupils with an older sibling attending the school; 11 pupils living closer to the school than any other and 5 out of 14 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 0.723 miles from the school.	No
Corby Primary Academy	18 pupils living in the linked area with a sibling attending the school and 42 out of 47 pupils living in the linked area using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated a place lives 0.431 miles from the school.	No
Cottingham C of E Primary School	10 pupils with a sibling attending the school; 5 pupils living in the linked area and 5 out of 17 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 1.928 miles from the school.	No
Cranford C of E Primary School	2 pupils living in the linked area and 13 out of 17 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 2.233 miles from the school.	No
Croyland Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Danesholme Infant Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Denfield Park Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan or Looked After Children; 28 pupils with an older sibling attending the school; 15 pupils who live closer to the school than any other and 13 out of 22 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 0.436 miles from the school.	No
Earls Barton Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Ecton Village Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Exeter A Learning Community Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Finedon Infant School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan or Looked After Children; 20 pupils living in the linked area with an older sibling attending the school; 6 pupils with an older sibling attending the school who do not live in the linked area; 22 pupils living in the linked area and 5 out of 10 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 2.021 miles from the school.	No
Geddington C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Glapthorn CE Primary School	2 pupils living in the linked areas; 5 pupils with a sibling attending the school and 8 out of 17 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 5.135 miles from the school.	No
Grange Primary Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Great Addington CE Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Great Doddington Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Greenfields Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health Care Plan or Looked After Children; 23 pupils with an older sibling attending the school; 12 pupils living closer to the school than any other and 22 out of 25 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated a place lives 1.887 miles from the school.	No
Grendon C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Gretton Primary School	7 pupils living in the linked area with a sibling attending the school; 6 pupils living in the linked area; 5 pupils with an older sibling attending the school and 4 out of 18 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 2.433 miles from the school.	No
Hall Meadow Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Havelock Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Hawthorn Community Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Hayfield Cross C of E School	2 staff children; 22 pupils with a sibling attending the school and 36 out of 40 living in the linked area using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 0.662 miles from the school.	No
Hazel Leys Academy	2 pupils living in the linked area; 9 pupils with an older sibling attending the school; 11 pupils living closer to the school than any other and 8 out of 17 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated a place lives 0.477 miles from the school.	No
Henry Chichele Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Irchester Community Primary School	31 pupils living in the defined area; 7 pupils with an older sibling attending the school and 22 out of 23 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 3.205 miles from the school.	No
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Isham C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Kettering Buccleuch Academy	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health Care Plan or Looked After Children; 1 staff child; 39 pupils with an older sibling attending the school; 8 pupils living closer to the school than any other and 10 out of 27 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated a place lives 0.577 miles from the school.	No
Kettering Park Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
King's Cliffe Endowed Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan or Looked After Children; 18 pupils living in the linked area; 4 pupils with a sibling attending the school and 7 out of 10 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 6.524 miles from the school.	No
Kingswood Primary Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	No
Little Harrowden Community Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Little Stanion Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health Care Plan or Looked After Children; 11 pupils living in the linked area with an older sibling attending the school; 16 pupils living in the linked area and 3 pupils with an older sibling attending the school. The tiebreaker was not required.	No
Loatlands Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Loddington C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Mawsley Community Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Meadowside Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Mears Ashby CE Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Millbrook Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Nassington Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Newton Road School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Oakley Vale Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health Care Plan or Looked After Children; 24 pupils living in the linked area with a sibling attending the school; 33 living in the linked area and 1 pupil with a sibling attending the school. The distance tiebreaker was not required.	No
Oakway Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Olympic Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Oundle C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Polebrook C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Priors Hall - A Learning Community	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health Care Plan or Looked After Children; 22 pupils with a sibling attending the school and 38 pupils living in the linked area. The tiebreaker was not required.	No
Pytchley Endowed C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Raunds Park Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Redwell Primary School	43 pupils with an older sibling attending the school; 16 pupils who live closer to the school than any other and 31 out of 38 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 1.593 miles from the school.	No
Ringstead C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Rockingham Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Rothwell Victoria Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Rushden Primary Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Rushton Primary School	4 pupils living in the linked area; 3 pupils with a sibling attending the school and 8 out of 10 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 3.64 miles from the school.	No
Ruskin Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
South End Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
St Andrew's CE Primary School, Kettering	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	No
St Barnabas C of E School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
St Edward's Catholic Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
St Mary's C of E Primary School, Burton Latimer	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	No
St Mary's C of E Vol Aided Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	2 pupils who are Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic practice who have a brother or sister attending the school; 4 pupils who are Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic practice; 7 pupils who are Catholic children with a sibling attending the school; 4 pupils who are Catholic children for whom St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School & Nursery is the nearest Catholic school; 9 pupils who are Children of other faiths who are members of a recognised faith group and 4 out of 18 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 0.908 miles from the school.	No
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health Care Plan or Looked After Children; 9 pupils who are Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic practice who have a brother or sister attending the school; 12 pupils who are Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic practice; 1 pupil for whom the school is the nearest Catholic school; 1 other Catholic child; 3 pupils with a sibling attending the school and 1 out of 5 pupils from other Christian denominations whose parents wish them to receive a Christian education whose application is supported by a Christian minister using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 0.390 miles from the school.	No
Stanion C of E (Aided) Primary School	7 pupils living in the linked area and 8 out of 10 pupils with a sibling attending the school using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 2.356 miles from the school.	No
Stanton Cross Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan or Looked After Children; 26 pupils with an older sibling attending the school; 1 staff child and 29 out of 33 living closer to the school than any other using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 0.319 miles from the school.	No
Stanwick Primary Academy	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan or Looked After Children; 7 pupils living in the linked area; 16 pupils with an older sibling attending the school and 6 out of 31 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 0.760 miles from the school.	No
Studfall Infant and Nursery School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Sywell CEVA Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
The Avenue Infant School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Thrapston Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Titchmarsh CE Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan or Looked After Children; 8 pupils living in the linked area; 1 pupil with an older sibling attending the school and 5 out of 8 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 1.886 miles from the school.	No
Trinity C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Victoria Primary Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Warmington School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Warwick Academy	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Weldon C of E Primary School	Fewer than 5 pupils with an Education Health Care Plan or Looked After Children; 11 pupils with a sibling attending the school and 17 out of 21 pupils living in the linked area using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 0.723 miles from the school.	No
Whitefriars Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Wilbarston C of E Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
The Glenvale Church of England Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Windmill Primary School, Raunds	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Wollaston Primary School	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes
Woodford C of E Primary School	8 pupils living in the linked area; 6 pupils with an older sibling attending the school and 1 out of 2 ‘other’ pupils using the distance tiebreaker. The last pupil allocated lives 1.934 miles from the school.	No
Woodnewton - a Learning Community	All those expressing a preference were allocated a place.	Yes

Junior school allocations (September 2026)

Corby

School Name	How places were allocated	Places remaining
Danesholme Junior Academy	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
Studfall Junior Academy	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes

East Northamptonshire

School Name	How places were allocated	Places remaining
Finedon Mulso CEVA Junior	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
Higham Ferrers Junior	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
Irthlingborough Junior	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
St Peters CE Academy	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
South End Junior	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes

Kettering

School Name	How places were allocated	Places remaining
Havelock Junior	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
Kettering Park Junior Academy	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
Millbrook Junior	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
Rothwell Junior	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes

Wellingborough

School Name	How places were allocated	Places remaining
Freemans Endowed CE Junior Academy	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
Park Junior (Wellingborough)	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes
Ruskin Academy	All pupils expressing a preference for this school were allocated a place.	Yes

Remain on a waiting list

When applications for school places are refused, the children’s names are added to the school’s waiting list automatically. Waiting lists for all community and voluntary controlled schools are administered by the School Admissions Team for all year groups and they will be kept until the end of the summer term. In addition, the School Admissions Team administers the waiting lists for some OAA schools, at their request.

To add your child's name to a waiting list for a school outside of Northamptonshire, you should contact the Admissions team in the local authority where the school is situated.

If a place becomes available at your preferred school

Any places that become available at after the first round of allocations (16 April) or places that still remain will be re-allocated on a monthly basis within the additional rounds of allocation.

All those on the waiting list, those who have submitted late applications and those who have submitted an appeal will be considered against the oversubscription criteria for the school.

If you have been successful in gaining a place in one of these rounds, you will be notified by email. You do not need to contact us; we will let you know.

Waiting list

The School Admissions Team will hold a waiting list for Reception and Year 3 for every mainstream secondary school in North Northamptonshire until 31 August 2026. From 1 September, School Admissions will transfer waiting lists to the OAA schools which manage their own in-year admissions who will then maintain their own waiting list until at least 31 December in the Offer year. All mainstream schools must maintain their waiting lists until at least 31 December in the Offer year. The School Admissions team will retain a waiting list for all OAA schools opting into the in-year co-ordination scheme for the whole of the academic year.

Request a place at a school that still has places available

Some schools have places remaining. To find out which schools have places available, download the breakdown document above relevant to your area of the North Northamptonshire.

If you wish to be considered for a place at a school which still has places available, you should complete the late application online form.

If you have already received a school offer and choose to submit a further application, we will not contact you before processing the application. Any new school place will automatically be allocated and any original school place will be reallocated to another child.

Should you wish to withdraw an unprocessed application prior to a reallocation round, please email [email protected] to advise this, providing your child's full name, date of birth and details of the application you wish to withdraw.

The allocation process can take several weeks, depending on how many applications are received.

There is no need to contact us after completing the form, we will contact you with the outcome of the application.

How places are allocated

Any available places will be reallocated on a monthly basis within the additional rounds of allocation taking place between May and July 2026. Places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis.

If there are more requests than there are places available, these will be allocated using the schools' oversubscription admission criteria. Therefore, there is no guarantee that a place will be allocated. You will not be able to decline your existing offer of a place on this basis.

Appeal the decision to refuse your child a school place

You have the right to appeal against the decision not to offer your child a place at any of the schools where your child has been refused a place. If you choose to appeal you will need to complete an online appeal form, or request a paper appeal form in writing from the Admissions Authority of the relevant school.

Read our Primary, Infant and Junior school allocations appeals for September 2026 for further information.

Late applications

Late applications are applications received after 15 January 2026 and these are processed in additional rounds of allocation. There is a deadline for applications to be submitted by to be included in each round. Each reallocation process can take a number of weeks, depending on how many applications are received.

Offers will be sent by email to all late applicants who apply online. We will only inform parents of children on a waiting list if we are able to offer a place. Otherwise, their child's name will remain on the waiting list for the next round.

There is no need to contact us after completing a late application form, or on the process start date - we will contact you once an offer has been made.

Allocation round	Applications received by	Process start date (please note, it can take up to 4 weeks to process and send offers to parents)
Round 1	8 May 2026	18 May 2026
Round 2	12 June 2026	22 June 2026
Round 3	6 July 2026	13 July 2026

Applications received after 6 July 2026 will be processed as and when received during July to August. Applications received after August will be processed according to our in year co-ordination policy.

Last updated 17 April 2026