Oakway Academy, Wellingborough

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:30am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9.15am, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 8am and an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 2.15pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Oakway Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in North Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Oakway Academy as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Oakway Academy are Victoria Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 61% reading, 59% maths); The Avenue Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); Redwell Primary School (0.7 miles, 70% reading, 78% maths); and Park Junior School, Wellingborough (0.7 miles, 67% reading, 68% maths).

Oakway Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Oakway Academy is one of 5 schools run by Hatton Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

55.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Black (18%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 55 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 25 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Wellingborough Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Linnet Close (before), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oakway Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 321 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Oakway Academy issued 72 suspensions, 12.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oakway Academy are Sir Christopher Hatton Academy (0.4 miles), Weavers Academy (1.2 miles) and Wrenn School (1.2 miles).