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The Avenue Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
The Avenue, Wellingborough NN8 4ET · theavenueinfantschool.co.uk · 01933 276366
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 165
- 92% of 180 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 41.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 53 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 53 | 50 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 57 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Ofsted
The Avenue Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 11
- 6% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied