School admissions in Northallerton
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 3 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Northallerton in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 17 schools in Northallerton first 232 times for 232 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the North Yorkshire authority's 280 schools. 3 of the 17 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.47 miles (Alverton Primary School) to 7.87 miles (East Cowton Church of England Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
17 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Cowton Church of England Primary School | 1.12 | 8 | 7.865 miles |
| Leeming RAF Community Primary School | 1.07 | 14 | not published |
| Alverton Primary School | 1.05 | 20 | 0.469 miles |
| Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 6 | not published |
| Applegarth Primary School | 1.00 | 30 | not published |
| Appleton Wiske Community Primary School | 1.00 | 9 | not published |
| Broomfield School | 1.00 | 10 | not published |
| Great Smeaton Academy Primary School | 1.00 | 1 | not published |
| Mill Hill Primary School | 1.00 | 19 | not published |
| North and South Cowton Community Primary School | 1.00 | 2 | not published |
| Osmotherley Primary School | 1.00 | 8 | not published |
| Romanby Primary School | 1.00 | 28 | not published |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 1.00 | 12 | not published |
| South Otterington Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 10 | not published |
| Oakbridge Church of England Primary School | 0.97 | 30 | not published |
| Brompton Community Primary School | 0.94 | 17 | not published |
| Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary School | 0.88 | 8 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.