Best Schools in Wellingborough

How many schools are there in Wellingborough?

Wellingborough has 40 open schools: 29 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 2 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Wellingborough are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in Wellingborough were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Friars Academy, Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery and Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 35 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Friars AcademyCroyland Nursery School & Day NurseryRowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Wellingborough get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Wellingborough with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Sir Christopher Hatton Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.8 and 49% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Wrenn School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45 and 45% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Wollaston School, with an Attainment 8 score of 44 and 39% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Sir Christopher Hatton AcademyWrenn SchoolWollaston School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Wellingborough have the best SATs results?

Of the 21 primary schools in Wellingborough with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Olympic Primary (91% in reading, 87% in maths); Bozeat Community Primary School (83% in reading, 92% in maths); and Ruskin Academy (84% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Olympic PrimaryBozeat Community Primary SchoolRuskin Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Wellingborough?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Wellingborough selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Wellingborough?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. North Northamptonshire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Great Doddington Primary, 1.887 miles for 2026 entry; Irchester Community Primary School, 3.205 miles for 2026 entry; Redwell Primary School, 1.593 miles for 2026 entry; Stanton Cross Primary School, 0.319 miles for 2026 entry; Stanwick Primary School, 0.76 miles for 2026 entry. We hold figures for 8 schools in Wellingborough; each school's page has its own history. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Great Doddington PrimaryIrchester Community Primary SchoolRedwell Primary SchoolStanton Cross Primary SchoolStanwick Primary School

Source: North Northamptonshire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Wellingborough?

Apply to North Northamptonshire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.