Free school · West Northamptonshire
Pineham Barns Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
Term dates
Free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow West Northamptonshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 68 families put this school as their first choice, and 58 places were offered. 53 of the families who put it first got a place (78%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 58 | 68 | 78% |
| September 2025 | 58 | 67 | 85% |
| September 2024 | 59 | 58 | 97% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 10 February 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 25 January 2022. Overall: Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Free school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 413 (capacity 420)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- PRESTON HEDGES TRUST
- Phone
- 01604978120
- Address
- Dragonfly Way, Pineham Village, NN4 9FF
- Website
- pinehambarns.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.