Wollaston School, Wellingborough

In 2026, pupils at Wollaston School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.6 in North Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in North Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.1, against 46.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 211 families put Wollaston School as their first choice and 419 named it as one of their preferences, for 231 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wollaston School are Wrenn School (3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45); Rushden Academy (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); Weavers Academy (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); and Sir Christopher Hatton Academy (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.8).

Wollaston School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Wollaston School is one of 4 schools run by The Nene Valley Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 242 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 121 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (7%).

Wollaston School has a resourced provision (12 places, 12 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for autism.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Wollaston School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wollaston School (before), 230 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 16 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141).

In 2024/25, Wollaston School issued 193 suspensions, 13.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wollaston School are Wollaston Primary School (0.4 miles) and Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.