Wilby Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Wilby, NN8 2UG
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by The Glenvale Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Bilkhu
- Diocese
- Diocese of Peterborough
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 91
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 122033
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
About this school
Wilby Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wilby. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 145 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Wilby Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 58% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 92% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 75% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 83% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wilby Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wilby Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 5% | 11.7% | 145 | — |
| Ruskin Infant School | — | 6.9% | 40.4% | 250 | 0.9 miles |
| Ruskin Academy | 81% | 5.9% | 42.8% | 255 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 26.2% | 303 | 1.0 miles |
| Great Doddington Primary | 56% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 126 | 1.2 miles |
| Warwick Academy | 72% | 6.2% | 40.1% | 258 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.72%
- English as an additional language
- 24.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 8.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ruskin Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Ruskin Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Great Doddington Primary1.2 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Warwick Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Common questions
- What ages does Wilby Church of England Primary School teach?
- Wilby Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Wilby.
- Has Wilby Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wilby Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Wilby Church of England Primary School?
- Wilby Church of England Primary School had 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Wilby Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wilby Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wilby Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2025.