Irchester Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.205 miles
Published by North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Irchester Community Primary School is a primary school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 June 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Irchester Community 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 | 3.205 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.205 miles away, the 5th longest of 25 North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception 2026, 60 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), with 9% reaching the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was 2nd highest 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
- School Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 343 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 June 2023
Strengths
- “This is a well-led school where pupils are happy and feel safe.”
- “Leaders and staff work together to provide a caring environment and an ambitious curriculum for all their pupils.”
- “Teachers engage pupils in meaningful learning.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, this work is not yet complete.”
- “As a result, pupils’ knowledge in these subjects is not yet fully secure.”
- “However, some pupils do not always behave well at lunchtime, and their behaviour is not always dealt with effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 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) | 71% | 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: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- Whitefriars Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stanton Cross Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- South End Junior School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- South End Infant School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wollaston Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Warwick Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published