Windmill Primary School, Wellingborough
Windmill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wellingborough, part of Nene Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 21 schools in Wellingborough with published results, and 14,146th of 14,452 across England. It was 87% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Northamptonshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Windmill Primary School in detail
Windmill Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Welcome to our wonderful school. Established in 1971 in the heart of the local community, and now part of Nene Education Trust, we have proudly provided generations of Raunds children with a first class education. A friendly and empowering school community, we have high aspirations for all pupils, irrespective of need, background or support required."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils at Windmill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 43% 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 62% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Windmill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Windmill Primary School as their first choice and 47 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Windmill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Windmill Primary School are Raunds Park Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); St Peter's Church of England Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 60% maths); Stanwick Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 68% maths); and Ringstead Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 67% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Windmill Primary School.
Raunds Park Infant SchoolSt Peter's Church of England AcademyStanwick Primary SchoolRingstead Church of England Primary School
The trust
Windmill Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Nene Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
57 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Windmill Primary School (as of September 2025): 61% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 35% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (72%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (35%).
Who goes there
12% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Black (6%).
In 2026, 41 pupils (12%) received SEN support and 31 (9%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Windmill Primary School.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Windmill Lane (s-bound), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and weapons possession. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Windmill Primary School issued 26 suspensions, 7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Windmill Primary School is a warm, caring place where children form strong relationships with staff. The school has made real improvements in how it teaches reading and has introduced an ambitious new curriculum to help pupils learn more. Recent additions of clubs and activities mean children have lots of chances to enjoy learning together.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching with regular staff training and consistent monitoring of pupil progress
- New ambitious curriculum that is well-designed and starting to improve pupils' knowledge recall
- Very warm and nurturing relationships between pupils and staff, creating an inclusive environment
- Increased clubs and activities (sports, cooking, crafting) that engage and enthuse pupils
- Good support for pupils with special educational needs through staff training and specialist services
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers sometimes overload pupils with too much new information at once, particularly impacting pupils with SEND
- Curriculum implementation is inconsistent across subjects, leaving pupils with weak knowledge in many areas
- Behaviour expectations are not applied consistently, with some disruptive behaviour disrupting learning
- Communication with parents and carers about school approaches needs improvement
- Pupils lack age-appropriate understanding of British values and differences between people
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with appropriate procedures and staff training in place.
Extracurricular Activities
sports clubs, cooking clubs, crafting clubs, school council activities, pantomime trip
Windmill Primary School is a very inclusive school that has experienced significant leadership changes in recent years. While recent curriculum improvements are showing promise, pupils are not yet achieving as well as they should because teaching is not consistently effective.
At a Glance
20.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
57 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 62% to 49% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 60% to 43% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 45% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.7
Avg class size
23.3
Infant (KS1)
25.6
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Windmill Primary School
Term dates
Windmill Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North Northamptonshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Windmill Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Windmill Primary School is in North Northamptonshire; for families living there:
- North Northamptonshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policies and codes of conduct
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Northamptonshire is 9 (the median across 154 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
365 pupils
420 places
55 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wellingborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wellingborough
Across North Northamptonshire council
Places available
4,565
Applications
3,751
Got 1st preference
93.9%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across North Northamptonshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
31
EHC Plans
21.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
343
Total Pupils
169
Boys
174
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
17.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,262
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2073k
Total funding
£111k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.5%
Overall absence
17.0%
Persistent absence
335
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Windmill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Windmill Primary School
What are SATs results like at Windmill Primary School?
Of the pupils at Windmill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 49% reached the expected standard in reading and 43% did so in maths.
What is Windmill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Windmill Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Windmill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Windmill Primary School is oversubscribed, North Northamptonshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Windmill Primary School?
Windmill Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 87% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Windmill Primary School?
Classes at Windmill Primary School average 24.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Windmill Primary School?
Windmill Primary School has around 343 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Windmill Primary School?
6.5% of sessions were missed at Windmill Primary School in 2024/25. 17% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Windmill Primary School?
Apply through North Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Windmill Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Windmill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Northamptonshire is 9 (the median across 154 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Windmill Primary School?
Windmill Primary School is at Windmill Lane, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6LA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)