Overall Oxbridge
#1,521
1 ranked schools · -607 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
9
Offers
1
Offer rate11.1%
-11.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Towcester
A compact market town of around eleven thousand on the ancient course of Watling Street, Towcester carries more than two thousand years of settlement in West Northamptonshire: a Roman posting station, a Saxon frontier, and a place recalled in Dickens's Pickwick Papers. The town's racecourse, one of the oldest in England, marks its eastern edge, while Northampton, eight miles north, provides mainline rail to Birmingham in around fifty minutes.
The school-competitive belt running through Towcester and Potterspury draws families from surrounding villages who weigh their primary and secondary options along the A5 corridor. Silverstone and Blakesley extend the rural catchment to the west.
14
Primary
schools
2
Secondary
schools
3
Special
schools
of which3sixth forms·11faith19 total
Area Performance
Towcester schools rank in the top 54% of England
Across 17 primary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.28/10, -0.14 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
13% Elite
Distribution across all Towcester schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Towcester vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 54%
Across all ranked Towcester schools
Top 51%Primaryavg #7,587 of 14,978
Top 76%Sixth formavg #1,931 of 2,554
Primary schools: 14 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.14 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,587
-1 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 51% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.14 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,587
-1 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 51% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.3/10
-1.44 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,931
-26 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 76% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
12%
-13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
31%
-19 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.3/10
-1.44 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,931
-26 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 76% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
12%
-13 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
31%
-19 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
3
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,579
1 ranked schools · -806 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
6
Offers
1
Offer rate16.7%
-12.8 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Towcester
1 Secondary School
2026
Towcester
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Towcester
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