Oakway Academy
102 Oakway, Wellingborough, NN8 4SD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Angie Aitken James Hollingsworth
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Hatton Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 555
- URN
- 140853
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933678714
About this school
Oakway Academy is a primary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 555 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakway Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 119 | 85 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 68% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 79% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 78% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Oakway 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 | 49% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 588 |
| 2023/24 | 590 |
| 2024/25 | 579 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakway Academy compares
Oakway Academy ranked 67th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.4% | 29% | 555 | — |
| Victoria Primary Academy | 52% | 4% | 24.9% | 412 | 0.6 miles |
| The Avenue Infant School | — | 5.8% | 13.6% | 165 | 0.6 miles |
| Redwell Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 11.6% | 629 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Junior School, Wellingborough | 45% | 4.7% | 24.4% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy | 67% | 5.3% | 26.5% | 239 | 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)
- 29.02%
- English as an additional language
- 53.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victoria Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
The Avenue Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Redwell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Park Junior School, Wellingborough0.7 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Oakway Academy ranks 15th 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
- Olympic Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakway Academy teach?
- Oakway Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the principal of Oakway Academy?
- The principal of Oakway Academy is Mr Angie Aitken James Hollingsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakway Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakway 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 Oakway Academy?
- Oakway Academy has 555 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oakway Academy full?
- Oakway Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 555 on roll (88%), 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 Oakway Academy a faith school?
- No. Oakway Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakway Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oakway Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oakway Academy part of an academy trust?
- Oakway 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 Oakway Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakway Academy compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Oakway Academy ranked 67th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakway Academy's absence rate?
- Oakway Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakway Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakway 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.