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Voluntary aided school · West Northamptonshire

The Bliss Charity School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 177Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 122048URN

The Green, Nether Heyford, Northampton, NN7 3LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
0.3 above West Northamptonshire median (2.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Northamptonshire

41 applications for 18 places · 31st of 103 in West Northamptonshire
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
82%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.3applications per place, Reception
0.3 above West Northamptonshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

41 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

  1. 2026 2.3; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  2. 2025 1.3; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
  4. 2023 1.8; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  5. 2022 1.8; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
  6. 2021 1.9; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 1.9
  8. 2019 1.6; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 1.7; West Northamptonshire median median 2.0
  10. 2017 2.4; West Northamptonshire median median 2.1
  11. 2016 2.8; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2
  12. 2015 2.3; West Northamptonshire median median 2.3
  13. 2014 2.0; West Northamptonshire median median 2.2
  • This school
  • West Northamptonshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202618412.3170.94
Sep 202529391.3280.97
Sep 202421351.7211.00
Sep 202329521.8301.03
Sep 202229511.8291.00
Sep 202129561.9301.03
Sep 202027461.7260.96
Sep 201922351.6210.95
Sep 201830501.7321.07
Sep 201720472.4201.00
Sep 201618502.8181.00
Sep 201528632.3341.21
Sep 201425492.0230.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 89% · Maths 89% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%13th of 134 in West Northamptonshire
Reading
Expected standard89%
Higher standard36%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard89%
Greater depth18%
Maths
Expected standard89%
Higher standard36%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • West Northamptonshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2582%14%108108
2023/2481%15%107106
2022/2368%11%105106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
122048 · 941/3500
Capacity
210 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals
7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
The Green, Nether Heyford, Northampton, NN7 3LE
Local authority
West Northamptonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources