Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary SchoolWollaston Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School and Wollaston Primary School are primary schools.

  • Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wollaston Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School was judged Good and Wollaston Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 46.0% for Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School and 58.0% for Wollaston Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Wollaston Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School versus Wollaston Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PodingtonChristopher Reeves CofE VA Primary SchoolWellingboroughWollaston Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking22nd of 51 in Bedford 43rd of 108 in North Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll79 244
Capacity105 330
LocationPodington, NN29 7HU Wellingborough, NN29 7SF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 58.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census79 244
Free school meals (ever 6)11.4% 18.9%
English as an additional language1.3% 4.5%
SEN support10.1% 16.0%
SEN with an EHC plan7.6% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.6% Stronger figure13.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School

Wollaston Primary School

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