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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 December 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 9 May 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry618 applications · 290 places offered · 251 named it first
- 2026 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- 2025 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2024 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2023 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2022 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.7
- 2021 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2017 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2016 2.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.3
- 2015 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
- 2014 2.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- This school
- North Northamptonshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 290 | 618 | 2.1 | 251 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2025 | 256 | 548 | 2.1 | 240 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2024 | 254 | 491 | 1.9 | 213 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2023 | 253 | 504 | 2.0 | 183 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2022 | 234 | 445 | 1.9 | 161 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2021 | 236 | 447 | 1.9 | 180 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2020 | 234 | 439 | 1.9 | 155 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2019 | 216 | 381 | 1.8 | 162 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2018 | 144 | 248 | 1.7 | 84 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2017 | 158 | 308 | 2.0 | 114 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2016 | 158 | 390 | 2.5 | 131 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 151 | 366 | 2.4 | 133 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 160 | 368 | 2.3 | 138 | 0.86 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 249 | 45.0 | 45% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 248 | 40.9 | 28% | 53% | – |
| 2023/24 | 255 | 39.8 | 32% | 53% | −0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 195 | 40.3 | 28% | 51% | +0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Wrenn SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20222.3applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · North NorthamptonshireRemains Good20222.2applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20231.8applications per place 44.0Attainment 8
- 5.7 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20221.8applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · North NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · North Northamptonshire20262.3applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
- 9.4 km · North NorthamptonshireRemains Good20232.4applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 10.2 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20232.0applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139961 · 940/4014
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,632 pupils · 1,537 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Replaced
- Wrenn School (URN 122123)
- Address
- London Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources