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Stanton Cross Primary School

Waverley Drive, Stanton Cross, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1GN ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025

At a glance

A state primary free school for ages 4–11 in Wellingborough. Ofsted inspection (May 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). No comparable results are published for this school. Oversubscribed: 74 families put it first for 60 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 4–11
Pupils: 200
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Academy trust: NORTHAMPTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Melissa Albert
Opened: Sept 2022

School website 01933594049 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 7 May 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

1st preferences

All applications

121

1st prefs per place

1.23

More first choices than places

59 of 74 first-preference applicants were offered a place (80%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

115

Capacity

420

48% full

Girls / boys

57/43

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)13%
English as an additional language34.8%
SEN support11.3%
Education, Health and Care plan6.1%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.