Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

Irchester Community Primary School

4–11Ages
343Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146482URN

School Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.8 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

80 applications for 60 places · 80th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

23 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 April 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Irchester Community Primary School, URN 133601

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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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

80 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

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

2026 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Irchester Community Primary School (URN 133601), 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	60	80	1.3	60	1.00
Sep 2025	38	55	1.5	36	0.95
Sep 2024	51	60	1.2	48	0.94
Sep 2023	31	39	1.3	28	0.90
Sep 2022	41	53	1.3	37	0.90
Sep 2021	46	56	1.2	42	0.91
Sep 2020	53	60	1.1	52	0.98
Sep 2019 *	46	60	1.3	44	0.96
Sep 2018 *	51	64	1.3	49	0.96
Sep 2017 *	46	64	1.4	46	1.00
Sep 2016 *	47	62	1.3	45	0.96
Sep 2015 *	57	70	1.2	56	0.98
Sep 2014 *	54	57	1.1	50	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 78% · Maths 83% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%20th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard43%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard24%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	9%	107	105
2023/24	58%	0%	103	102
2022/23	59%	5%	105	106

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

Irchester Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Whitefriars Primary School
2.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Stanton Cross Primary School
3.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place
South End Junior School
3.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

70%met the SATs standard
South End Infant School
3.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place
All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery
3.3 km · North Northamptonshire

2026

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Bedford

2026

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Alfred Lord Tennyson School
3.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wollaston Primary School
3.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146482 · 940/2232
Trust: The Nene Valley Partnership
Capacity: 420 pupils · 343 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Irchester Community Primary School (URN 133601)
Address: School Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7AZ
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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