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Wellingborough School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Independent school

London Road, Wellingborough NN8 2BX · wellingboroughschool.org · 01933 222427

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B
average result (38.9 points per entry)
Pupils
699
74% of 950 places
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 29.9 (England 46.3)29.92017/18: 31.6 (England 46.5)31.62018/19: 34.9 (England 46.7)34.92021/22: 36.2 (England 48.8)36.22022/23: 32.2 (England 46.3)32.22023/24: 25.9 (England 45.9)25.92024/25: 26.6 (England 46.0)26.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼26.646.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼2.184.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.4 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 37.3 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 39.1 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 40.6 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 44.1 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.8 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 37.9 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 38.9 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
94 studentsB (38.9)Average -0.01
94 studentsB (39.2)Average +0.01
18.2%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2470B- (37.9)-0.05
2022/2381B (39.8)—
2021/2269B+ (44.1)—
2018/1965B (40.6)+0.21
2017/1881B (39.1)+0.17
2016/1768B- (37.3)+0.14
2015/1681B- (36.4)-0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University61.4−0.6
Further and other education4.3—
Further education1.4—
Other education2.9—
Apprenticeship2.9+1.5
Employment17.1−1.2
Not in a lasting destination8.6−5.5
Activity not captured5.7+1.5

ISI

Wellingborough School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
14 to 16 January 2025
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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