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Redwell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Barnwell Road, Wellingborough NN8 5LQ · redwellprimary.org.uk · 01933 676040
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Northamptonshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.59 mi
- 2.56 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 629
- 100% of 630 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.2%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Nene Education Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.59 mi (2.56 km) from the school. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 93 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 93 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 82 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 92 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 94 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 88 | 107 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.59 mi2.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121949)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Redwell Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121949), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121949)
Feb 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121949)
May 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121949)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 105
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (21%) with SEND