Raunds Park Infant School
Raunds Park Infant School is an academy converter in Wellingborough for pupils aged 5 to 7. It has 149 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Raunds Park Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2017 of its predecessor, Raunds Park Infant School.
Ofsted inspection: December 2023.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 5-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Park Street Raunds Wellingborough Northamptonshire NN9 6NB |
| Reference Number | 146865 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 149 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 46.31%
Girls: 53.69% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 18.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3.4% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 28 | 54 |
| 2 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 79.9% |
| White, Other | 5.4% |
| African | 3.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 2.7% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2% |
| Caribbean | 2% |
| Asian, Other | 1.3% |
| White & Asian | 0.7% |
| Indian | 0.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.7% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Raunds Park Infant School, inspected in March 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 18 Oct 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2023 | School inspection |
| 06 Jun 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 29 Mar 2017 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Raunds Park Infant School | |
| 09 May 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 09 Jan 2012 | Interim assessment |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 01 Mar 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 29 Nov 1999 | Full inspection |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 26 | 9 |
| Third Preference | 11 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Raunds Park Infant School had 167 pupils for 168 places. 1 places (0.6%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Manor Primary” planning area
North Northamptonshire counted 155 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 135 in 2029–30, down 13%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 165 | 165 | 168 | 168 | 168 |
| Pupils | 135 | 154 | 160 | 164 | 167 |
| Unfilled | 18.2% | 6.7% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Raunds Park Infant School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.1% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at Raunds Park Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Raunds Park Infant School had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.2 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 11.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 18.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.2% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 50.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | 75.0% | 75.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 3.1 | 6.3 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 2.4 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 2.7% of pupils at Raunds Park Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 2 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 1 | 2 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Raunds Park Infant School received £6,418 and spent £6,373 for each of its 165 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £62,000 (£373 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of Nene Education Trust, income was £6,877 and spending £6,854 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £142,000 | £163,000 | £16,000 | -£53,000 | £55,000 | £62,000 |
| per pupil | £1,152 | £1,254 | £109 | -£330 | £339 | £373 |
| In-year balance | -£12,000 | £30,000 | -£2,000 | -£19,000 | £14,000 | £7,000 |
| per pupil | -£99 | £230 | -£13 | -£121 | £86 | £45 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
|
St Peter's Church of England Academy
Mountbatten Way, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6PA |
0.1 miles |
|
Windmill Primary School
Windmill Lane, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6LA |
0.45 miles |
|
Stanwick Primary School
Church Street, Stanwick, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6PS |
1.47 miles |
|
Ringstead Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Ringstead, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4DH |
1.77 miles |
|
Great Addington CofE Primary School
Woodford Road, Great Addington, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4BS |
3.04 miles |
|
Woodford Church of England Primary School
High Street, Woodford, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4HF |
3.44 miles |
|
Henry Chichele Primary School
School Lane, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, NN10 8NQ |
3.46 miles |
|
Thrapston Primary School
Market Road, Thrapston, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4JU |
3.57 miles |
|
Higham Ferrers Junior School
Saffron Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8ED |
3.67 miles |
|
Irthlingborough Junior School
College Street, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5TX |
3.68 miles |
|
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Wharf Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8BQ |
3.7 miles |
|
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
Scarborough Street, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5TT |
3.71 miles |
|
Denfield Park Primary School
Victoria Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0DA |
4.23 miles |
|
Eileen Wade Primary School
High Street, Upper Dean, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0ND |
4.24 miles |
|
Newton Road School
Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0HH |
4.43 miles |
|
Alfred Lord Tennyson School
Alfred Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9YS |
4.59 miles |
|
Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Titchmarsh, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 3DR |
4.63 miles |
|
Rushden Primary Academy
Goulsbra Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0YX |
4.86 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Manor School
Mountbatten Way, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6PA |
0.05 miles |
|
Chelveston Road School
Chelveston Road, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, NN10 8HN |
3.16 miles |
|
Progress Schools - Thrapston
Cedar Drive, Thrapston, Northampton, NN14 4LZ |
3.44 miles |
|
The Ferrers School
Queensway, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8LF |
3.58 miles |
|
Huxlow Academy
Finedon Road, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5TY |
3.88 miles |
|
Rushden Academy
Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 6AG |
4.36 miles |
All schools in Wellingborough · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications
Raunds Park Infant School is part of Nene Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:
- Manor School Wellingborough
- St Peter's Church of England Academy Wellingborough
- Windmill Primary School Wellingborough
- Stanwick Primary School Wellingborough
- Woodford Church of England Primary School Kettering
- Newton Road School Rushden
- Redwell Primary School Wellingborough
What is Raunds Park Infant School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Raunds Park Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2017 of its predecessor, Raunds Park Infant School.
When was Raunds Park Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?
Raunds Park Infant School was last inspected in December 2023.
How many pupils does Raunds Park Infant School have?
Raunds Park Infant School has 149 pupils on roll.
What age range does Raunds Park Infant School cover?
Raunds Park Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.
Where is Raunds Park Infant School?
Raunds Park Infant School is at Park Street, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6NB.