Woodnewton- A Learning Community
Rowlett Road, Corby, NN17 2NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Interim Principal
- Mrs Kate West
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 771
- URN
- 138153
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536265173
About this school
Woodnewton- A Learning Community is a primary academy in Corby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 771 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 119 | 120 | 117 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 54% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 67% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 64% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 70% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Woodnewton- A Learning Community 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 | 54% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 864 |
| 2023/24 | 853 |
| 2024/25 | 802 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodnewton- A Learning Community compares
Woodnewton- A Learning Community ranked 62nd 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 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.2% | 29.4% | 771 | — |
| Studfall Junior Academy | 52% | 4.7% | 29.7% | 467 | 0.4 miles |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School | 37% | 5.3% | 19.1% | 300 | 0.5 miles |
| Studfall Infant Academy | — | 6.1% | 21.8% | 363 | 0.6 miles |
| Beanfield Primary School | 50% | 5.9% | 30.1% | 661 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 23.7% | 366 | 0.9 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)
- 29.39%
- English as an additional language
- 24.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 15.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Studfall Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Corby
-
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Studfall Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Corby
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Beanfield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Corby
Other schools in Corby
Woodnewton- A Learning Community ranks 12th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Corby.
- Beanfield Primary School Primary
- Corby Old Village Primary School Primary
- Corby Primary Academy Primary
- Danesholme Infant Academy Primary
- Danesholme Junior Academy Primary
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy Primary
- Gretton Primary Academy Primary
- Hazel Leys Academy Primary
- Kingswood Primary Academy Primary
- Little Stanion Primary School Primary
- Oakley Vale Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodnewton- A Learning Community teach?
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Corby.
- Who is the interim principal of Woodnewton- A Learning Community?
- The interim principal of Woodnewton- A Learning Community is Mrs Kate West, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodnewton- A Learning Community last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodnewton- A Learning Community, 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 Woodnewton- A Learning Community?
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community has 771 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodnewton- A Learning Community full?
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community has capacity for 840 pupils and 771 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodnewton- A Learning Community a faith school?
- No. Woodnewton- A Learning Community has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodnewton- A Learning Community have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodnewton- A Learning Community as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodnewton- A Learning Community?
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community is part of INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woodnewton- A Learning Community have?
- The schools register lists Woodnewton- A Learning Community's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodnewton- A Learning Community'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 Woodnewton- A Learning Community rank locally?
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community ranked 62nd 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 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodnewton- A Learning Community's absence rate?
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodnewton- A Learning Community's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodnewton- A Learning Community'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.