Wollaston School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Northamptonshire
Irchester Road, Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/05/2023
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
24.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,432
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,435 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
210 of 227 families who put it first got an offer
240
Places offered
410
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 227 | 210 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 103 | 22 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 78 | 8 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 410 | 240 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
North Northamptonshire lets families list 3 preferences. 59 applications came from outside the council area (35 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Clair Edwards
- Address
- Irchester Road, Wollaston, Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
- Phone
- 01933663501
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Irchester · South Northamptonshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146489
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE NENE VALLEY PARTNERSHIP
1,432 pupils · 1,435 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
16 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,229 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.43 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.89 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 231 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 102 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 229 | 19% | 53% | 73% | |
| English Language | 229 | 10% | 43% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 227 | 23% | 59% | 71% | |
| Combined Science | 135 | 7% | 29% | 52% | |
| History | 134 | 23% | 49% | 64% | |
| Biology | 95 | 23% | 77% | 88% | |
| Physics | 95 | 20% | 66% | 78% | |
| Chemistry | 95 | 20% | 61% | 79% | |
| Social Studies | 91 | 15% | 53% | 66% | |
| Geography | 90 | 11% | 38% | 49% | |
| Physical Education | 61 | 5% | 31% | 43% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 60 | 18% | 57% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 31 | 13% | 39% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 7% | 23% | 37% | |
| Psychology | 27 | 7% | 26% | 59% | |
| History | 22 | 5% | 18% | 68% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 6% | 41% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 17 | 0% | 6% | 18% | |
| Economics | 15 | 0% | 13% | 47% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 7% | 21% | 43% | |
| Art and Design | 13 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 13 | 0% | 0% | 23% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 25% | 58% | |
| Physics | 10 | 0% | 30% | 30% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15619: Wollaston School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Northamptonshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.