Park Junior School, Wellingborough
Park Junior School, Wellingborough is an academy converter in Wellingborough for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has 237 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Park Junior School, Wellingborough is Good, from an inspection in January 2018 of its predecessor, Park Junior School, Wellingborough. In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 26.3 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: May 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Great Park Street Wellingborough Northamptonshire NN8 4PH |
| Phone | 01933224501 |
| Reference Number | 149127 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 237 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.79%
Girls: 50.21% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 21.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 40.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 31 | 29 | 60 |
| 4 | 27 | 29 | 56 |
| 5 | 27 | 33 | 60 |
| 6 | 33 | 28 | 61 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 35% |
| White, Other | 14.8% |
| Indian | 11.8% |
| African | 7.2% |
| Asian, Other | 4.2% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.8% |
| White & Asian | 3% |
| Pakistani | 3% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.7% |
| Unclassified | 1.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.8% |
| Caribbean | 0.4% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Park Junior School, Wellingborough, inspected in January 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 25 Mar 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | School inspection |
| 08 Sep 2022 | Academy conversion letter |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 45% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 3% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 103 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 102 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -0.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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In 2024–25 Park Junior School, Wellingborough had 235 pupils for 240 places. 5 places (2.1%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Wellingboro Primary” planning area
North Northamptonshire counted 812 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 816 in 2029–30, down 0%.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 240 | 240 | 240 |
| Pupils | 241 | 241 | 235 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
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 Park Junior School, Wellingborough attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
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, 0.4% of pupils at Park Junior School, Wellingborough were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Permanent exclusions | 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 Park Junior School, Wellingborough had 26.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 15.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 50.0% | 38.5% | 33.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.7 | 0.8 | 4.2 | – |
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, 19.8% of pupils at Park Junior School, Wellingborough were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 20 | 3 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 12 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 8 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 2 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 Park Junior School, Wellingborough received £7,083 and spent £6,832 for each of its 238 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £307,000 (£1,288 per pupil).
Across all 13 schools of Northampton Primary Academy Trust, income was £7,879 and spending £7,861 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £268,000 | £269,000 | £307,000 |
| per pupil | £1,112 | £1,117 | £1,288 |
| In-year balance | -£41,000 | £37,000 | £60,000 |
| per pupil | -£169 | £152 | £251 |
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 |
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The Avenue Infant School
The Avenue, The Avenue Infant School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4ET |
0.1 miles |
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0.22 miles |
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All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery
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Victoria Primary Academy
Finedon Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NT |
0.37 miles |
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Highfield Nursery School
Finedon Road, Wellingborough, NN8 4AB |
0.37 miles |
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Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Rowan Gate Primary School, Finedon Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NS |
0.41 miles |
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St Barnabas Church of England School
St Barnabas Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3HB |
0.53 miles |
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Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
Westfield Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3HD |
0.56 miles |
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Oakway Academy
102 Oakway, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4SD |
0.66 miles |
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Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery
Croyland Road, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 2AX |
0.74 miles |
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Croyland Primary School
Croyland Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2AX |
0.77 miles |
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Redwell Primary School
Barnwell Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 5LQ |
1.03 miles |
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Henshaw Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2BE |
1.09 miles |
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Warwick Academy
Dulley Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 2PS |
1.17 miles |
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Stanton Cross Primary School
Waverley Drive, Stanton Cross, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1GN |
1.28 miles |
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Olympic Primary
Olympic Way, Wellingborough, NN8 3QA |
1.3 miles |
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Ruskin Infant School
Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3EG |
1.43 miles |
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Ruskin Academy
Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG |
1.44 miles |
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The Glenvale Church of England Primary School
30 Beaumont Road, Wellingborough, NN8 6BP |
1.5 miles |
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Great Doddington Primary
Church Lane, Great Doddington, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7TR |
2.18 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
The Pyghtle, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4RP |
0.33 miles |
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Friars Academy
Friars Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2LA |
0.5 miles |
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Wellingborough School
London Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2BX |
0.51 miles |
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Wrenn School
London Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2DQ |
0.56 miles |
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Weavers Academy
Brickhill Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 3JH |
0.94 miles |
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Huxlow Academy
Finedon Road, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5TY |
3.41 miles |
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Wollaston School
Irchester Road, Wollaston, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7PH |
3.52 miles |
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Rushden Academy
Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 6AG |
3.67 miles |
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The Ferrers School
Queensway, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8LF |
4.38 miles |
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Chelveston Road School
Chelveston Road, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, NN10 8HN |
4.55 miles |
All schools in Wellingborough · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications
Park Junior School, Wellingborough is part of Northampton Primary Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:
- Stanton Cross Primary School Wellingborough
- Rectory Farm Primary School Northampton
- Ecton Brook Primary School Northampton
- Blackthorn Primary School Northampton
- Lings Primary School Northampton
- Thorplands Primary School Northampton
- Headlands Primary School Northampton
- Abington Vale Primary School Northampton
- Simon de Senlis Primary School Northampton
- East Hunsbury Primary School Northampton
What is Park Junior School, Wellingborough's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Park Junior School, Wellingborough is Good, from an inspection in January 2018 of its predecessor, Park Junior School, Wellingborough.
When was Park Junior School, Wellingborough last inspected by Ofsted?
Park Junior School, Wellingborough was last inspected in May 2025.
How many pupils does Park Junior School, Wellingborough have?
Park Junior School, Wellingborough has 237 pupils on roll.
What age range does Park Junior School, Wellingborough cover?
Park Junior School, Wellingborough for pupils aged 7 to 11.
What are Park Junior School, Wellingborough's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Park Junior School, Wellingborough?
Park Junior School, Wellingborough is at Great Park Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4PH.