St Barnabas Church of England School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–7 · 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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St Barnabas Church of England School is a primary school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 5–7 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 September 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Barnabas Church of England 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
- In Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2026 Reception entry, 46 first-choice applications for 46 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 20% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
- There are 22.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
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
- St Barnabas Street, Wellingborough, NN8 3HB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 170 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 September 2023
Strengths
- “St Barnabas Church of England School is a happy and caring place to learn.”
- “The school’s values of love, obedience, respect, forgiveness, honesty and kindness underpin how pupils behave towards each other and to staff.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “It is too soon to see the impact on pupils knowing and remembering more in these subjects.”
- “While pupils say they enjoy coming to school, too many do not attend school often enough.”
- “These pupils are missing out on vital learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 46 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.
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy 0.1 mi Not judged
- Croyland Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Avenue Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Junior School, Wellingborough 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Warwick Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Olympic Primary 0.9 mi Good Last distance published