Oakway Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · 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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Oakway Academy is a primary school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Oakway Academy 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
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 37 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 27.2%, against a middle figure of 20% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire; it has 17.8 pupils per teacher (middle 24.7).
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
- 102 Oakway, Wellingborough, NN8 4SD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 555 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time at this school.”
- “One pupil said: ‘This school is great because the teachers are kind and we learn interesting things.”
- “The staff care deeply about all of its pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in some elements of the curriculum, leaders have not checked precisely enough to establish the impact of these changes.”
- “Nevertheless, too many pupils are persistently absent from school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2023 (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) | 53% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 37 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.
- Victoria Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Avenue Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Redwell Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Park Junior School, Wellingborough 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Barnabas Church of England School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Glenvale Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published