Olympic Primary
Olympic Way, Wellingborough, NN8 3QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Hunter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lion Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 146415
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933677300
About this school
Olympic Primary is a primary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 400 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 | 55 | 53 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 74% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 11% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 81% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 79% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Olympic Primary 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 | 58% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 375 |
| 2023/24 | 398 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Olympic Primary compares
Olympic Primary ranked 5th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.1% | 34.3% | 400 | — |
| Ruskin Academy | 81% | 5.9% | 42.8% | 255 | 0.4 miles |
| Ruskin Infant School | — | 6.9% | 40.4% | 250 | 0.4 miles |
| Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy | 67% | 5.3% | 26.5% | 239 | 0.8 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 26.2% | 303 | 0.8 miles |
| Redwell Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 11.6% | 629 | 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)
- 34.32%
- English as an additional language
- 34.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 8.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ruskin Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Ruskin Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Redwell Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Olympic Primary ranks 1st 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 year groups does Olympic Primary teach?
- Olympic Primary teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Olympic Primary?
- The headteacher of Olympic Primary is Mr Martin Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Olympic Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Olympic Primary, 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 Olympic Primary?
- Olympic Primary has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Olympic Primary full?
- Olympic Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 400 on roll (95%), 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 Olympic Primary a faith school?
- No. Olympic Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Olympic Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Olympic Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Olympic Primary?
- Olympic Primary is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Olympic Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Olympic Primary rank locally?
- Olympic Primary ranked 5th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Olympic Primary's absence rate?
- Olympic Primary's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Olympic Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Olympic Primary'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.