Wollaston School
Irchester Road, Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
1,432 pupils · 100% of 1,435 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE NENE VALLEY PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 16 May 2023, published 3 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 231 | 211 | 419 | 230 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 240 | 227 | 410 | 240 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 234 | 239 | 424 | 234 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 235 | 226 | 431 | 235 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 234 | 230 | 399 | 234 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 233 | 252 | 420 | 233 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 235 | 231 | 424 | 235 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wrenn School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Rushden Academy 6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Weavers Academy 6.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy 6.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Ferrers School 7.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Sharnbrook Academy 8.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.