Victoria Primary Academy
Finedon Road, Wellingborough, NN8 4NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Ian Pearson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Hatton Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 140193
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933223323
About this school
Victoria Primary Academy is a primary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 61 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 57% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 69% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 74% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 64% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Victoria Primary Academy 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 | 33% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 409 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Primary Academy compares
Victoria Primary Academy ranked 68th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4% | 24.9% | 412 | — |
| Park Junior School, Wellingborough | 45% | 4.7% | 24.4% | 237 | 0.4 miles |
| The Avenue Infant School | — | 5.8% | 13.6% | 165 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery | 63% | 3.9% | 12.7% | 242 | 0.5 miles |
| Oakway Academy | 53% | 5.4% | 29% | 555 | 0.6 miles |
| St Barnabas Church of England School | — | 5.7% | 19.8% | 170 | 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)
- 24.94%
- English as an additional language
- 67.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 7.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Park Junior School, Wellingborough0.4 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
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The Avenue Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Oakway Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
St Barnabas Church of England School0.9 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Victoria Primary Academy ranks 16th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Wellingborough.
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland 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
Common questions
- What ages does Victoria Primary Academy teach?
- Victoria Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the principal of Victoria Primary Academy?
- The principal of Victoria Primary Academy is Mr Ian Pearson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Victoria Primary Academy?
- Victoria Primary Academy has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Victoria Primary Academy full?
- Victoria Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), 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 Victoria Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Victoria Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Victoria Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Victoria Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Victoria Primary Academy is part of HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Victoria Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Victoria Primary Academy compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Victoria Primary Academy ranked 68th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Victoria Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Victoria Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria Primary Academy'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.