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Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Scarborough Street, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough NN9 5TT · irthlingborough-inf.northants.sch.uk · 01933 654900
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 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
- 286
- 16 over 270 places · 106%
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- 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, 58 families put the school first and 65 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 | 65 | 58 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 79 | 79 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 85 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jan 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 63
- 19% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied