Croyland Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Croyland Primary School is a primary school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2021. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Croyland Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 39.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire is 26.7%.
- For Reception 2026, there were 48 first-choice applications for 48 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results were 3rd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Croyland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2AX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 October 2021
Strengths
- “Croyland Primary School is a special place to be.”
- “Leaders want all pupils to be 'warm, safe, nourished and happy'.”
- “Pupils are warmly welcomed into school.”
To improve
- “These are beginning to make a difference to pupils' achievement, but there is more to do.”
- “However, there are still too many pupils who do not benefit from the education that the school provides because they do not come to school as often as they should.”
- “Leaders know that there is more to do so that expectations of how pupils learn to write are consistent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 48 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 48 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- St Barnabas Church of England School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy 0.4 mi Not judged
- Warwick Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Junior School, Wellingborough 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- The Avenue Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ruskin Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ruskin Academy 0.8 mi Good