Schools in Daventry
Daventry has 18 schools — 15 primaries and 1 secondary — administered by West Northamptonshire Council following the 2021 local government reorganisation. The area has the highest academy proportion of any area in this dataset at 16 out of 18 schools, meaning virtually all admissions are governed by individual academy trust policies rather than a single LA framework. Eight of the 18 schools have a faith character, mostly Church of England and Catholic.
Secondary provision in Daventry is dominated by The Parker E-ACT Academy, which serves most of the town's secondary-age pupils. Families considering independent grammar options should note that neighbouring Northampton has selective schools with their own entrance assessments. West Northamptonshire Council coordinates admissions for the small number of non-academy maintained schools; the council's admissions team can also advise on out-of-area applications to individual academy trusts in the borough.
School demand in Daventry
Across the 17 schools in Daventry with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 86%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Daventry have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
16 of the schools in Daventry are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of West Northamptonshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
9 of the schools in Daventry have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Daventry (15)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Daventry · NN11 6UF
Welton Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 2JZ
Boddington Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 6DL
Newnham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 3HG
Abbey CofE Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Daventry · NN11 4GD
Falconer's Hill Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Daventry · NN11 0QF
Braunston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 7HF
Staverton Church of England Voluntary Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 6JF
Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 3RQ
Byfield School
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 6US
Falconer's Hill Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 0QF
St James Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 4AG
Ashby Fields Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 0YP
E-ACT The Grange School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Daventry · NN11 4HW
Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Daventry · NN11 2PD
Secondary Schools in Daventry (1)
Other Schools in Daventry (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Daventry are set by West Northamptonshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.