Kingsthorpe Village Primary School
Community school in Northampton, NN2 6QL, taking ages 4 to 11, 202 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.81 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every West Northamptonshire school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.81 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School: 0.81 miles, 2026/27 Abington Vale Primary School: 0.39 miles, 2026/27, published by West Northamptonshire
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Kingsthorpe Village Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from West Northamptonshire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: West Northamptonshire, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where Kingsthorpe Village Primary School and Abington Vale Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Abington Vale Primary School admitted from 0.39 miles in 2026/27, published by West Northamptonshire. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.81 and 0.39 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Kingsthorpe Village Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.5 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| Barry Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.89 mi 2026/27 | 1.9 mi |
| Duston Eldean Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.03 mi 2026/27 | 2.0 mi |
| Vernon Terrace Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.96 mi 2026/27 | 2.0 mi |
| Abington Vale Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.39 mi 2026/27 | 2.5 mi |
| Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Both in reach | Primary | 5.55 mi 2026/27 | 2.5 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 202 pupils in 210 places (96% full) |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Report card, January 2026: 7 at the expected standard |
| Report card |
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| Meeting the expected standard | 53.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 53.0% |
| 2023/24 | 62.0% |
| 2022/23 | 48.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Kingsthorpe Village Primary School
| Girls and boys | 50.0% girls, 50.0% boys |
| English as an additional language | 20.8% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 10.4% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Kingsthorpe Village Primary School
Cheapest district inside the 0.81 miles: NN2, median £208,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN2 | West Northamptonshire | 0.7 mi | £208,000 170 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.81 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Kingsthorpe Village Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Shopping Centre, 0.3 mi away, with 9.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:32, last 00:01 after midnight.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texaco Garage | 0.3 mi | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 14, 60, 17A |
| Shopping Centre | 0.3 mi | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | X7, 14, 17, 60, 17A |
| Shopping Centre | 0.3 mi | 9.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4, 4A, X7, 14, 17, 4B |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Kingsthorpe Village Primary School?
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 0.81 miles away, per West Northamptonshire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Kingsthorpe Village Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.81 miles was enough in 2026/27. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Kingsthorpe Village Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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