Irthlingborough Junior School
College Street, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, NN9 5TX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Garley
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 141910
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933654921
About this school
Irthlingborough Junior School is a primary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 357 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Irthlingborough Junior School, 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 116 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 61% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 86% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 74% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| 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 Irthlingborough Junior 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 | 55% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Irthlingborough Junior School compares
Irthlingborough Junior School ranked 55th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 | 57% | 4.9% | 24% | 357 | — |
| Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.6% | 22.7% | 286 | 0.1 miles |
| Henry Chichele Primary School | 62% | 4.5% | 7% | 341 | 1.2 miles |
| Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.8% | 19.3% | 255 | 1.6 miles |
| Higham Ferrers Junior School | — | 4.3% | 23.2% | 322 | 1.6 miles |
| Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School | 50% | 5.2% | 28.1% | 201 | 1.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 February 2025
- 14 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.02%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 10.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Henry Chichele Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Higham Ferrers
-
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Higham Ferrers Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Irthlingborough Junior School ranks 10th 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 Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Primary
- Oakway Academy Primary
- Olympic Primary Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Irthlingborough Junior School teach?
- Irthlingborough Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Irthlingborough Junior School?
- The headteacher of Irthlingborough Junior School is Mr Nicholas Garley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Irthlingborough Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Irthlingborough Junior 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 many pupils are at Irthlingborough Junior School?
- Irthlingborough Junior School has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Irthlingborough Junior School full?
- Irthlingborough Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 357 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 Irthlingborough Junior School a faith school?
- No. Irthlingborough Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Irthlingborough Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Irthlingborough Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Irthlingborough Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Irthlingborough Junior School is part of LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Irthlingborough Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Irthlingborough Junior School compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Irthlingborough Junior School ranked 55th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Irthlingborough Junior School's absence rate?
- Irthlingborough Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Irthlingborough Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Irthlingborough Junior 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 2 July 2026.