Croyland Primary School
Croyland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lucy Deakin
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 133600
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933224169
About this school
Croyland Primary School is a community primary school in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 47% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 57% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 62% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Croyland 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 | 39% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Croyland Primary School compares
Croyland Primary School ranked 60th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 8.3% | 38.7% | 414 | — |
| St Barnabas Church of England School | — | 5.7% | 19.8% | 170 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 26.2% | 303 | 0.3 miles |
| Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy | 67% | 5.3% | 26.5% | 239 | 0.4 miles |
| Warwick Academy | 72% | 6.2% | 40.1% | 258 | 0.6 miles |
| Park Junior School, Wellingborough | 45% | 4.7% | 24.4% | 237 | 0.8 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)
- 38.65%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.27%
- Persistent absence
- 24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Barnabas Church of England School0.3 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Warwick Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Park Junior School, Wellingborough0.8 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Croyland Primary School ranks 14th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Wellingborough.
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Great Doddington Primary Primary
- Irchester Community Primary School Primary
- Irthlingborough Junior School Primary
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Primary
- Oakway Academy Primary
- Olympic Primary Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Croyland Primary School teach?
- Croyland Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Croyland Primary School?
- The headteacher of Croyland Primary School is Miss Lucy Deakin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Croyland Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Croyland Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Croyland Primary School?
- Croyland Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Croyland Primary School full?
- Croyland Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Croyland Primary School a faith school?
- No. Croyland Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Croyland Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Croyland Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Croyland Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Croyland Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Croyland Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Croyland Primary School rank locally?
- Croyland Primary School ranked 60th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Croyland Primary School's absence rate?
- Croyland Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Croyland Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Croyland 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 1 July 2026.