What did Ofsted judge Byfield School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Byfield School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in January 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Byfield School?

Byfield School has 108 pupils on roll.

What ages does Byfield School take?

Byfield School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Byfield School located?

Byfield School is located in Daventry, NN11 6US, West Northamptonshire.

How do I apply to Byfield School?

Byfield School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Byfield School?

Distance did not decide places at Byfield School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Byfield School?

When Byfield School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children; 2. Children living in the linked area (Byfield), who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission; 3. Other children living in the linked area, and 3 further criteria. 14 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27.

What is the largest ethnic background at Byfield School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.3% of pupils at Byfield School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Byfield School, year by year →

How places are decided at Byfield School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children
2Children living in the linked area (Byfield), who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission
3Other children living in the linked area
4Children living outside the linked area who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission
5Children of staff employed at Byfield Primary School: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6Other children. If the admission number is exceeded within any criterion, priority will be given to those who live closest to the school. Distances are measured on a straight-line basis from the address point of the child’s home to the address point of the school, using a Geographical Information System.

Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school will be admitted first. In this event, the number of places that remain for allocation will be reduced.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Byfield School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Byfield School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Byfield School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in January 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Byfield School?: Byfield School has 108 pupils on roll.
What ages does Byfield School take?: Byfield School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Byfield School located?: Byfield School is located in Daventry, NN11 6US, West Northamptonshire.
How do I apply to Byfield School?: Byfield School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Byfield School?: Distance did not decide places at Byfield School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Byfield School?: When Byfield School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children; 2. Children living in the linked area (Byfield), who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission; 3. Other children living in the linked area, and 3 further criteria. 14 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27.
What is the largest ethnic background at Byfield School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.3% of pupils at Byfield School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Distance did not decide places here

How places were offered at Byfield School, year by year →

How places are decided at Byfield School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children
2Children living in the linked area (Byfield), who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission
3Other children living in the linked area
4Children living outside the linked area who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission
5Children of staff employed at Byfield Primary School: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
6Other children. If the admission number is exceeded within any criterion, priority will be given to those who live closest to the school. Distances are measured on a straight-line basis from the address point of the child’s home to the address point of the school, using a Geographical Information System.

Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school will be admitted first. In this event, the number of places that remain for allocation will be reduced.

Byfield School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Byfield School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Byfield School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in January 2020 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Byfield School?: Byfield School has 108 pupils on roll.
What ages does Byfield School take?: Byfield School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Byfield School located?: Byfield School is located in Daventry, NN11 6US, West Northamptonshire.
How do I apply to Byfield School?: Byfield School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Byfield School?: Distance did not decide places at Byfield School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Byfield School?: When Byfield School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children; 2. Children living in the linked area (Byfield), who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission; 3. Other children living in the linked area, and 3 further criteria. 14 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27.
What is the largest ethnic background at Byfield School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.3% of pupils at Byfield School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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