Schools and Education in Harlestone

There are 94 schools within 5 miles of Harlestone town centre, including 52 primary and 8 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 94% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Kings Heath Primary Academy, Fairfields School and Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery. There are 4 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
94
Primary
52
Secondary
8
Good / Outstanding
94%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

56
Outstanding (5) Good (56) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (29)
Kings Heath Primary Academy Primary 2.3 miles North Oval, Kings Heath, Northampton, NN5 7LN Inspected: 25 March 2024 Fairfields School 3.6 miles Trinity Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JN Inspected: 09 May 2024 Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary 3.9 miles Thorn Hill, Briar Hill, Northampton, NN4 8SW Inspected: 16 January 2023 On Track Education Northampton 4.6 miles Quarry Park Close, unit 6 , Quarry Park Close, Northampton, NN3 6QB Inspected: 13 June 2025 Simon de Senlis Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Hilldrop Road, East Hunsbury, Northampton, NN4 0PH Inspected: 08 May 2024
Harlestone Primary School Primary 0.2 miles N/A, Lower Harlestone, Northampton, NN7 4EN Inspected: 26 June 2024 The Bramptons Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Harlestone Road, Chapel Brampton, Northampton, NN6 8AW Inspected: 14 March 2023 The Duston School All-through 2 miles Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6XA Inspected: 14 September 2021 Chiltern Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Chiltern Way, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6BW Inspected: 25 March 2024 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Woodside Way, Kings Heath, Northampton, NN5 7HX Inspected: 16 September 2024 Whitehills Nursery School Nursery 2.4 miles Acre Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 8DF Inspected: 16 January 2024 Harpole Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Larkhall Lane, Harpole, Northampton, NN7 4DP Inspected: 24 June 2024 Kings Heath Surestart Children's Centre 2.4 miles N/A, Kings Heath, Northampton, NN5 7LQ Inspected: 03 August 2012 Buckton Fields Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Home Farm Drive, Northampton, NN2 8ES Inspected: 23 July 2024 Millway Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Millway, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6ES Inspected: 28 March 2024 Brington Primary School Primary 2.7 miles N/A, Northampton, NN7 4HX Inspected: 19 October 2023 Lyncrest Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Lyncrest Avenue, Northampton, NN5 5PE Inspected: 23 September 2022 Kingsthorpe Village Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Knights Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6QL Inspected: 19 November 2021 Quinton House School 2.9 miles N/A, Upton, NN5 4UX Inspected: 16 November 2010 St James Church of England Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Harlestone Road, St James, Northampton, NN5 7AG Inspected: 11 November 2021 Kislingbury Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Chapel Lane, Kislingbury, Northampton, NN7 4AQ Inspected: 16 May 2023 Boughton Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Moulton Road, Boughton, Northampton, NN2 8RG Inspected: 10 February 2023 Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School Primary 3.3 miles St Davids Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7QL Inspected: 23 January 2024 Green Oaks Primary Academy Primary 3.3 miles Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7RR Inspected: 12 March 2025 Purple Oaks Academy 3.3 miles Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7RR Inspected: 04 May 2022 Kingsthorpe College Secondary 3.4 miles Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7HR Inspected: 29 April 2025 Malcolm Arnold Academy Secondary 3.5 miles Trinity Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JW Inspected: 15 December 2023 Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Primary 3.5 miles Trinity Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JW Inspected: 18 September 2023 All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7AJ Inspected: 05 May 2022 Bosworth Independent School 3.6 miles Saint Georges Avenue, St. Georges Avenue, NN2 6JA Inspected: 17 May 2012 Spring Lane Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Spring Lane, Northampton, NN1 2JW Inspected: 13 January 2023 Castle Academy Primary 3.6 miles Saint George's Street, Northampton, NN1 2TR Inspected: 08 February 2022 Spratton Church of England Primary School Primary 3.6 miles School Road, Spratton, Northampton, NN6 8HY Inspected: 03 March 2023 Pineham Barns Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Dragonfly Way, Pineham Village, NN4 9FF Inspected: 29 March 2022 Pitsford Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Moulton Road, Pitsford, Northampton, NN6 9AU Inspected: 16 June 2023 Northampton School for Girls Secondary 4 miles Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DG Inspected: 21 January 2022 Wallace Road Nursery School Nursery 4.1 miles Fairfield Road, Northampton, NN2 7EE Inspected: 25 July 2022 Kingsley Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Fairfield Road, Northampton, NN2 7EE Inspected: 24 July 2023 Hospital and Outreach Education 4.2 miles Main Road, Alton St, Off Main Rd, Northampton, NN4 8EN Inspected: 16 October 2023 Parklands Nursery School Nursery 4.2 miles Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW Inspected: 01 July 2025 Parklands Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW Inspected: 06 March 2023 Delapre Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Rothersthorpe Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, NN4 8JA Inspected: 20 September 2023 Far Cotton Library and Children's Centre 4.3 miles Penrhyn Road, Towcester Road, Northampton, NN4 8LG Inspected: 15 April 2011 Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Froxhill Crescent, Brixworth, Northampton, NN6 9BG Inspected: 15 May 2023 Stimpson Avenue Academy Primary 4.4 miles Stimpson Avenue, Northampton, NN1 4LR Inspected: 20 September 2023 Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Primary 4.5 miles Queen Eleanor Road, Northampton, NN4 8NN Inspected: 27 April 2023 Vernon Terrace Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Vernon Terrace, Northampton, NN1 5HE Inspected: 27 January 2023 Cedar Road Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Cedar Road East, Northampton, NN3 2JF Inspected: 04 July 2023 Campion School Secondary 4.5 miles Kislingbury Road, Northampton, NN7 3QG Inspected: 10 December 2021 St Thomas Becket Catholic School Secondary 4.5 miles Kettering Road North, Kettering Road North, Northampton, NN3 6HT Inspected: 13 January 2023 Eastfield Academy Primary 4.6 miles St Alban's Close, Northampton, NN3 2RJ Inspected: 11 September 2024 The Bliss Charity School Primary 4.6 miles The Green, Nether Heyford, Northampton, NN7 3LE Inspected: 06 December 2023 Barry Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Barry Road, Northampton, NN1 5JS Inspected: 23 June 2023 St Andrew's College 4.7 miles Cliftonville Road, Smyth House, Northampton, NN1 5DG Inspected: 02 April 2025 Moulton College 16 plus 4.8 miles West Street, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7RR Inspected: 21 March 2025 Flore Church of England Primary School Primary 4.8 miles The Avenue, Flore, Northampton, NN7 4LZ Inspected: 07 May 2024 Moulton School and Science College Secondary 4.8 miles Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD Inspected: 14 September 2023 Boothville Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Booth Lane North, Northampton, NN3 6JG Inspected: 27 April 2023 Abbeyfield School Secondary 4.9 miles Mereway, Northampton, NN4 8BU Inspected: 15 October 2021 Moulton Primary School Primary 5 miles Church Hill, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SW Inspected: 28 January 2022 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary 5 miles Grange Road, Northampton, NN3 2AX Inspected: 10 November 2022
Penfold Children's Centre 2.6 miles N/A, Northampton, NN2 8AP Inspected: 24 July 2014 Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nursery 2.9 miles Streatfield Road, Spencer, Northampton, NN5 7DE Inspected: 24 June 2024 Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 4 miles Albert Place, Northampton, NN1 2BG Inspected: 18 December 2024
Northampton Central Library and Children's Centre 4.5 miles Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5BA Inspected: 17 July 2014
Duston Eldean Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Main Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6PP Duston Library and Children's Centre 2 miles Pendle Road, Pendle Road, Northampton, NN5 6DT Hopping Hill Primary School Primary 2 miles Pendle Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6DT St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Milburn Drive, Duston, Northampton, NN5 4UL Whitehills Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Acre Lane, Northampton, NN2 8DF Earl Spencer Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Streatfield Road, Spencer Estate, Northampton, NN5 7DE Upton Family Hub 3 miles The Square, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4EZ Upton Meadows Primary School Primary 3 miles The Square, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4EZ Cambian Northampton School 3.1 miles Harborough Road, Kingsthorpe, NN2 6LR Inspected: 19 January 2024 Northgate School Academy Trust 3.1 miles Harborough Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6LR The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Kingsland Gardens, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7BH Kingsthorpe Children's Centre 3.1 miles St Davids Road, Northampton, NN2 6NS Inspected: 21 March 2012 East Haddon Church of England Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Church Lane, East Haddon, Northampton, NN6 8DB Sunnyside Primary Academy Primary 3.3 miles Reynard Way, Northampton, NN2 8QS Hampton Bridge School 3.5 miles Barrack Road, Northampton, NN2 6AF Spring Lane Children's Centre 3.6 miles Spring Lane, Northampton, NN1 2JW Inspected: 02 November 2012 New Horizons Academy 3.7 miles Sheep Street, Northampton, NN1 2NE Spratton Hall School 3.7 miles Smith Street, Spratton, NN6 8HP The CE Academy 3.8 miles Poole Street, Northampton, NN1 3EX Pitsford School 3.8 miles Moulton Road, Northampton, NN6 9AX Hunsbury Park Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Dayrell Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, NN4 9RR WiEducate LTD 4.3 miles Cheyne Walk, Northampton, NN1 5PT Brixworth Library and Children's Centre 4.5 miles Spratton Road, Spratton Road, Brixworth, NN6 9DS Gloucester Nursery School Nursery 4.5 miles Camborne Close, Delapre, Northampton, NN4 8PH Hunsbury Children's Centre 4.7 miles Overslade Close, East Hunsbury, Northampton, NN4 0RZ Bugbrooke Community Primary School Primary 4.7 miles High Street, Bugbrooke, Northampton, NN7 3PA Kings Meadow School 4.8 miles Manning Road, Moulton Leys, Northampton, NN3 7AR Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Church Street, Rothersthorpe, Northampton, NN7 3HS Northampton School for Boys Secondary 4.9 miles Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5RT