Community school · North Northamptonshire

Croyland Primary School

5–11Ages
414Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133600URN

Croyland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

100 applications for 48 places · 42nd of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
12 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

100 applications · 48 places offered · 48 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 2.5; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 2.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 3.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
2015 3.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
2014 2.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	48	100	2.1	48	1.00
Sep 2025	57	108	1.9	64	1.12
Sep 2024	58	144	2.5	69	1.19
Sep 2023	58	124	2.1	71	1.22
Sep 2022	55	106	1.9	63	1.15
Sep 2021	59	114	1.9	66	1.12
Sep 2020	60	119	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2019	59	112	1.9	61	1.03
Sep 2018	60	129	2.2	58	0.97
Sep 2017	59	156	2.6	80	1.36
Sep 2016	55	165	3.0	67	1.22
Sep 2015	59	175	3.0	85	1.44
Sep 2014	59	137	2.3	61	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%59th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard26%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	12%	101	102
2023/24	47%	2%	101	103
2022/23	39%	7%	101	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Croyland Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas Church of England School
0.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
0.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

67%met the SATs standard
Warwick Academy
1.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Park Junior School, Wellingborough
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

45%met the SATs standard
The Avenue Infant School
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Ruskin Infant School
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place
Ruskin Academy
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133600 · 940/2231
Capacity: 420 pupils · 414 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Croyland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2AX
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources