School admissions in Towcester
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 2 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.
Towcester in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Towcester first 293 times for 285 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the West Northamptonshire authority's 148 schools. 3 of the 13 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 2.45 miles (John Hellins Primary School) to 4.33 miles (Pattishall 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
13 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hellins Primary School | 1.34 | 29 | 2.454 miles |
| Silverstone Church of England Primary School | 1.23 | 30 | not published |
| Pattishall Church of England Primary School | 1.14 | 29 | 4.329 miles |
| Blakesley Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 12 | not published |
| Greens Norton Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 16 | not published |
| Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.00 | 1 | not published |
| Whittlebury Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 11 | not published |
| Marie Weller Primary School | 0.96 | 57 | not published |
| Towcester Church of England Primary School | 0.94 | 18 | not published |
| Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School | 0.92 | 59 | not published |
| Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School | 0.88 | 8 | not published |
| Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School | 0.88 | 8 | not published |
| Paulerspury Church of England Primary School | 0.57 | 7 | 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.