Park Junior School, Wellingborough

Academy converter·Primary school Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire·NN8 4PH
Composite score
32.8
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#12,838
National rank
#1201
In East Midlands
#82
In North Northamptonshire
Top 87%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
45%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
238
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
39.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,475
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Park Junior School, Wellingborough at a glance

Located in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, Park Junior School, Wellingborough is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 238 pupils aged 7 to 11. 45% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 18.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 23.7 pupils per teacher. Park Junior School, Wellingborough does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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