Academy sponsor led · North Northamptonshire

Olympic Primary

2–11Ages
400Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146415URN

Olympic Way, Wellingborough, NN8 3QA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.0 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

93 applications for 30 places · 10th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.0 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 3.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Olympic Primary School (URN 139551), Olympic Primary School (URN 121908), Hardwick Junior School (URN 121898), the previous school.

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	30	93	3.1	30	1.00
Sep 2025	26	63	2.4	23	0.88
Sep 2024	36	73	2.0	32	0.89
Sep 2023	30	49	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	49	71	1.5	45	0.92
Sep 2021	38	61	1.6	36	0.95
Sep 2020	42	69	1.6	35	0.83
Sep 2019	36	48	1.3	33	0.92
Sep 2018 *	33	42	1.3	32	0.97
Sep 2017 *	46	61	1.3	40	0.87
Sep 2016 *	37	64	1.7	33	0.89
Sep 2015 *	44	68	1.6	39	0.89
Sep 2014 *	40	60	1.5	36	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 89% · Maths 87% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%5th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard64%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth45%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard45%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	85%	27%	110	108
2023/24	74%	11%	104	104
2022/23	58%	4%	103	103

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

Olympic PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Ruskin Academy
0.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

81%met the SATs standard
Ruskin Infant School
0.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

67%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Redwell Primary School
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas Church of England School
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place
Croyland Primary School
1.5 km · North Northamptonshire

2026

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Glenvale Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146415 · 940/2242
Trust: Lion Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals: 27.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Olympic Primary School (URN 139551); Olympic Primary School (URN 121908); Hardwick Junior School (URN 121898)
Address: Olympic Way, Wellingborough, NN8 3QA
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources