Stanton Cross Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · North Northamptonshire
Waverley Drive, Wellingborough, NN8 1GN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/05/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.7%
25.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
200
Capacity used
Has space48%
420 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
54 of 54 families who put it first got an offer
59
Places offered
91
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 54 | 54 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 5 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 91 | 59 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
North Northamptonshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Melissa Albert
- Address
- Waverley Drive, Stanton Cross, Wellingborough, NN8 1GN
- Phone
- 01933594049
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Victoria · Wellingborough and Rushden
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149074
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
200 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 72 pupils
Attendance
93.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (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.