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Croyland Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Lucy Deakin

location_onWellingborough, NN8 2AX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

417

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Croyland Primary School is a Community school primary school in Wellingborough, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Croyland Primary School is a community school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 414 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #45 of 90 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #8,584 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%

Reading62% LA 71%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading57% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading49% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.7

-5.2 to -1.9

1.3

Write

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 2.9

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading59% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.9

-5.1 to -2.0

-3.1

Write

LA -0.7

-4.5 to -1.6

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.8 to -2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 61%

Reading75% LA 73%

Writing75% LA 77%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.9

Read

LA -1.1

-5.5 to -2.3

-1.7

Write

LA -0.7

-3.2 to -0.2

-3.2

Maths

LA -1.3

-4.6 to -1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 October 2021

Inspection Report

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16 January 2018

Inspection Report

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02 October 2012

Inspection Report

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06 December 2010

Inspection Report

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18 March 2008

Inspection Report

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02 December 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-10-02

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 414 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	414	6	1.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	412	4	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	417	3	0.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	415	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	416	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	413	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	417	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	421	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	419	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	419	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	417	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	417	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	420	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	415	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	415	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	417	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	415	3	0.7%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 7 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils