Councils · England · North Northamptonshire
Schools in North Northamptonshire, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 112 primary, 21 secondary — with North Northamptonshire’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on North Northamptonshire's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on North Northamptonshire's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Find your shortlist.
All 149 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 112
Alfred Lord Tennyson School
Ofsted · Not judged
All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
Barton Seagrave Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Beanfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bozeat Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brambleside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Broughton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Compass Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Corby Old Village Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Corby Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cottingham Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cranford CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Croyland Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Danesholme Infant Academy
Ofsted · Good
Danesholme Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Denfield Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Earls Barton Primary School
Not judged yet
Ecton Village Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Exeter A Learning Community Academy
Ofsted · Good
Finedon Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Geddington Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Glapthorn Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Grange Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Great Addington CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Great Doddington Primary
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Outstanding
Grendon Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Gretton Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Hall Meadow Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Havelock Infant School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Havelock Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Hawthorn Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hayfield Cross CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Hazel Leys Academy
Ofsted · Good
Henry Chichele Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Higham Ferrers Junior School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Irchester Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Irthlingborough Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Isham Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Ofsted · Good
Kettering Park Infant Academy
Ofsted · Good
Kettering Park Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kingswood Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Little Harrowden Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Little Stanion Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Loatlands Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mawsley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Meadowside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Millbrook Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Millbrook Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Nassington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newton Road School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Oakley Vale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Oakway Academy
Ofsted · Good
Olympic Primary
Ofsted · Good
Oundle Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Park Junior School, Wellingborough
Ofsted · Good
Polebrook Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Priors Hall - A Learning Community
Ofsted · Not judged
Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Raunds Park Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Redwell Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ringstead Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rockingham Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rothwell Junior School
Not judged yet
Rothwell Victoria Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Rushden Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Rushton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ruskin Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ruskin Infant School
Ofsted · Good
South End Infant School
Ofsted · Good
South End Junior School
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Barnabas Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St. Marys CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stanton Cross Primary School
Not judged yet
Stanwick Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Studfall Infant Academy
Ofsted · Good
Studfall Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Sywell Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Avenue Infant School
Ofsted · Good
The Glenvale Church of England Primary School
Not judged yet
Thrapston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Warmington School
Ofsted · Good
Warwick Academy
Ofsted · Good
Weldon Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Whitefriars Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wilbarston Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Windmill Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Wollaston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodford Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodnewton- A Learning Community
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 21
Bishop Stopford School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Brooke Weston Academy
Ofsted · Good
Corby Business Academy
Ofsted · Good
Corby Technical School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Huxlow Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Ofsted · Good
Kettering Science Academy
Ofsted · Good
Kingswood Secondary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lodge Park Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Manor School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Montsaye Academy
Not judged yet
Prince William School
Ofsted · Good
Rushden Academy
Ofsted · Good
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Ofsted · Good
Southfield School for Girls
Ofsted · Good
The Ferrers School
Ofsted · Good
The Latimer Arts College
Ofsted · Good
Weavers Academy
Ofsted · Good
Weldon Village Academy
Not judged yet
Wollaston School
Ofsted · Good
Wrenn School
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 17
Chelveston Road School
Ofsted · Good
Creating Tomorrow College
Not judged yet
Friars Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Isebrook School
Ofsted · Good
Kingsley Special Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Laxton Junior School
Not judged yet
Maplefields Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oundle School
Not judged yet
Progress Schools - Thrapston
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Red Kite Academy
Ofsted · Good
Refocus
Ofsted · Good
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Peter's School
Not judged yet
Stone Lodge Therapeutic School
Ofsted · Good
Wellingborough School
Not judged yet
Wren Spinney School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Youth Works Community College
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through North Northamptonshire.
If you live in North Northamptonshire, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some North Northamptonshire secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near North Northamptonshire often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.