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Croyland Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Croyland Road, Wellingborough NN8 2AX · croylandprimary.co.uk · 01933 224169
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Northamptonshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Free school meals
- 39.6%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- 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, 48 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% 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 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across North Northamptonshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Croyland Primary School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 118
- 28% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (22%) with SEND