Schools in WELLINGBOROUGH
Wellingborough has 39 schools, including 29 primaries and 5 secondaries, all administered by North Northamptonshire Council - one of the two unitary authorities created in 2021 when Northamptonshire County Council was abolished. North Northamptonshire uses straight-line distance as the main tiebreaker for community schools, and several Wellingborough primaries in the town centre and Redwell areas have been consistently oversubscribed.
Secondary admissions in Wellingborough are non-selective. Wrenn School, Weavers Academy and Friars School are the main comprehensives serving the town. North Northamptonshire's admissions round follows national deadlines. Families considering Northampton grammar schools should note these are administered by West Northamptonshire Council and require a separate 11-plus registration.
School demand in WELLINGBOROUGH
Across the 36 schools in WELLINGBOROUGH with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 8 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in WELLINGBOROUGH have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
30 of the schools in WELLINGBOROUGH are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of North Northamptonshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
19 of the schools in WELLINGBOROUGH have a current Ofsted rating, of which 16 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in WELLINGBOROUGH: 5 oversubscribed (29)
Great Doddington Primary
Primary · Community school
Wellingborough · NN29 7TR
The Avenue Infant School
Primary · Community school
Wellingborough · NN8 4ET
All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Wellingborough · NN8 1LS
Croyland Primary School
Primary · Community school
Wellingborough · NN8 2AX
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN8 3HD
Windmill Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN9 6LA
St Peter's Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN9 6PA
Victoria Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 4NT
Oakway Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 4SD
St Barnabas Church of England School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 3HB
Finedon Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN9 5JG
Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN9 5JT
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN9 5TT
Irthlingborough Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN9 5TX
Stanwick Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN9 6PS
Wollaston Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN29 7SF
Warwick Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 2PS
Ruskin Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 3EG
Olympic Primary
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 3QA
Irchester Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN29 7AZ
Little Harrowden Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN9 5BN
Bozeat Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN29 7LP
Raunds Park Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN9 6NB
Ruskin Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN8 3EG
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 2BE
Redwell Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN8 5LQ
Stanton Cross Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Wellingborough · NN8 1GN
Park Junior School, Wellingborough
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN8 4PH
The Glenvale Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN8 6BP
Secondary Schools in WELLINGBOROUGH (5)
Manor School
Secondary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN9 6PA
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN8 4RP
Weavers Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 3JH
Wrenn School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Wellingborough · NN8 2DQ
Wollaston School
Secondary · Academy converter
Wellingborough · NN29 7PH
Other Schools in WELLINGBOROUGH (5)
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
WELLINGBOROUGH · NN8 2AX
Highfield Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Wellingborough · NN8 4AB
Wellingborough School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Wellingborough · NN8 2BX
Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites
Not applicable · Community special school
Wellingborough · NN8 4NS
Friars Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Wellingborough · NN8 2LA
Catchment area boundaries for schools in WELLINGBOROUGH are set by North Northamptonshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.