Wollaston School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Wollaston School is a secondary school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Wollaston 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 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
- Year 7 2026 had 211 first-choice applications for 231 offers: 0.9 first choices per offer, the 8th lowest of 20 North Northamptonshire secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, 210 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place; 21 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 44% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in North Northamptonshire.
- For Year 7 2026, 42 of the 419 applications (10%) came from families living outside North Northamptonshire, and 29 offers went to them.
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
- Irchester Road, Wollaston, Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,432 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils are proud of the school.”
- “The school’s core values of ‘kindness, community and ambition’ are seen throughout the school.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of pupils.”
To improve
- “However, not all teachers consistently identify gaps and misconceptions in pupils’ learning, so they do not always address them.”
- “However, teachers’ expectations of the work produced in some lessons are not always high enough to achieve those outcomes.”
- “While leaders have improved the provision for these pupils, they recognise that there is still work to be done.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 211 first-preference applications, 231 offers in total, 210 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- Wrenn School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rushden Academy 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Weavers Academy 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Ferrers School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Huxlow Academy 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manor School 8.1 mi Inadequate Last distance published
- The Latimer Arts College 8.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published