Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · 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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Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School is a primary school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 July 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant 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
- 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.
- For Reception 2026 there were 58 first-choice applications for 65 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- At 0.9 first choices per offer for Reception 2026 entry, it was the 20th lowest of 96 North Northamptonshire primary schools.
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
- Scarborough Street, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, NN9 5TT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 286 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 July 2023
Strengths
- “Staff enjoy coming to work and being part of a supportive team.”
- “Parents have nothing but good things to say about the education, care and support their children receive.”
- “Leaders want the best for every pupil.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, though, teachers do not check closely enough on pupils’ progress in lessons.”
- “When this happens, teachers introduce new learning before pupils are ready to move on.”
- “However, reducing the rate of absence remains a priority because some pupils still have too much time off school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 65 offers in total, 58 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.
- Irthlingborough Junior School 0.1 mi Standards maintained
- Henry Chichele Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Higham Ferrers Junior School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School 1.7 mi Good
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanton Cross Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stanwick Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published