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North Northamptonshire School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

North Northamptonshire has 153 schools - 111 primary and 20 secondary - spread across a mix of towns and areas.

Expect the tightest competition in and around Kettering and Wellingborough, where popular primaries are regularly oversubscribed and last-distance-offered figures can shrink to a few hundred metres.

Selective schools are part of the mix in North Northamptonshire - for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.

153 total 111 primary 20 secondary 14 areas

Based on the latest published capacity data, 40 of the 153 schools in North Northamptonshire are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. North Northamptonshire has 1 selective school that admit by entrance test rather than distance. 42 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 68 North Northamptonshire schools with a current Ofsted rating, 61 are rated Good or Outstanding.

North Northamptonshire Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for North Northamptonshire schools are published annually.

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